Age-related changes in contrast gain related to the M and P pathways

Journal of Vision

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1-15

  Elliott, Sarah L ^a,b   Werner, John S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Age related changes; Contrast gain; M and P pathways

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOPHYSICS; RETINA; VISION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGHTING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOPHYSICS; RETINA; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SPACE PERCEPTION; VISION, OCULAR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956395600     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15347362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/10.4.4     Document Type: Article

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