Asymmetry of visual sensory mechanisms: Electrophysiological, structural, and psychophysical evidences

Journal of Vision

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Silva, Maria Fátima ^a   Mateus, Catarina ^a   Reis, Aldina ^a   Nunes, Sandrina ^b   Fonseca, Pedro ^b   Castelo Branco, Miguel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b ASSOCIATION FOR INNOVATION AND BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH ON LIGHT AND IMAGE AIBILI   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Asymmetry; Contrast sensitivity; Macular thickness; Retinal function; Structure function correlations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOPHYSICS; RETINA GANGLION CELL; VISUAL FIELD;

ADULT; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOPHYSICS; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 79952659609     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15347362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/10.6.26     Document Type: Article

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