Abnormal cortical processing of pattern motion in amblyopia: Evidence from fMRI

NeuroImage

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 1307-1315

  Thompson, B ^a,b   Villeneuve, M Y ^c,d   Casanova, C ^e   Hess, R F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amblyopia; Dorsal stream; Motion; MT+; Plaid; V5

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBLYOPIA; ANISOMETROPIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; MALE; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULVINAR; STIMULUS RESPONSE; STRABISMUS; STRIATE CORTEX; THALAMUS; VISUAL AREA V3; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADULT; AMBLYOPIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTION PERCEPTION; VISUAL CORTEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856908851     PISSN: 10538119     EISSN: 10959572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2012.01.078     Document Type: Article

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