Detection and discrimination of flicker contrast in migraine

Cephalalgia

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 723-736

  Karanovic, Olivera ^a   Thabet, Michel ^a   Wilson, Hugh R ^a   Wilkinson, Frances ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

adaptation; contrast threshold; flicker; habituation; Migraine; vision

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVERSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL FLICKER FUSION; FEMALE; FLICKER CONTRAST; HABITUATION; HUMAN; LIGHT ADAPTATION; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MALE; MIGRAINE WITH AURA; MIGRAINE WITHOUT AURA; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SIGNAL DETECTION; VISUAL STIMULATION; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; FLICKER FUSION; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIGRAINE WITH AURA; MIGRAINE WITHOUT AURA; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOPHYSICS; RETINA; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; VISUAL PATHWAYS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79954577774     PISSN: 03331024     EISSN: 14682982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0333102411398401     Document Type: Article

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