Repetitive visual stimulation enhances recovery from severe amblyopia

Learning and Memory

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 311-317

  Montey, Karen L ^a   Eaton, Nicolette C ^a   Quinlan, Elizabeth M ^a,b  

^a University of Maryland   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBLYOPIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DEPRIVATION; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION; VISUAL STIMULATION;

AMBLYOPIA; ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; FEMALE; MALE; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; VISUAL CORTEX;

EID: 84879308778     PISSN: 10720502     EISSN: 15495485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/lm.030361.113     Document Type: Article

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