Effects of microsaccades on contrast detection and V1 responses in macaques

Journal of Vision

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1-17

  Hass, Charles A ^a   Horwitz, Gregory D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Washington National Primate Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Color vision; Contrast sensitivity; Electrophysiology; Eye movements; Visual cortex

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COLOR VISION; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; MACACA; METHODOLOGY; NERVE CELL; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; VISUAL CORTEX;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; COLOR PERCEPTION; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; HUMANS; MACACA; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURONS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SACCADES; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; VISUAL CORTEX;

EID: 79959792640     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15347362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/11.3.1     Document Type: Article

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