Optokinetic nystagmus suppression as an index of the allocation of visual attention

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 462-467

  Rubinstein, Nikki J ^a   Abel, Larry A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BLINKING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR VISION TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE FIXATION; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OPTOKINETIC NYSTAGMUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL STIMULATION; BINOCULAR VISION; PHYSIOLOGY; VISION;

ADULT; ATTENTION; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEMALE; FIXATION, OCULAR; HUMANS; MALE; NYSTAGMUS, OPTOKINETIC; VISION, BINOCULAR; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952269592     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: 15525783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.10-6016     Document Type: Article

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