Psychophysical measurement of contrast sensitivity in the behaving mouse

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 758-765

  Histed, Mark H ^a   Carvalho, Lauren A ^a   Maunsell, John H R ^a  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; BRAIN CORTEX; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MALE; MOUSE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL STIMULATION; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; VISUAL THRESHOLD;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED C57BL; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84855862386     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00609.2011     Document Type: Article

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