Schizophrenia spectrum participants have reduced visual contrast sensitivity to chromatic (red/green) and luminance (light/dark) stimuli: New insights into information processing, visual channel function, and antipsychotic effects

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 4, Issue AUG, 2013, Pages

  Cadenhead, Kristin S ^a   Dobkins, Karen ^b   McGovern, Jessica ^b   Shafer, Kathleen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnocellular; Parvocellular; Schizophrenia; Schizotypal; Visual contrast sensitivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885364255     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00535     Document Type: Article

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