Characterizing visual performance in mice: An objective and automated system based on the optokinetic reflex

Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 127, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 788-796

  Benkner, Boris ^a   Mutter, Marion ^a   Ecke, Gerrit ^a   Münch, Thomas A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Behavior; Optokinetic reflex; Rd10; Retinal degeneration; Visual acuity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL MOUSE; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENT; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OPTOKINETIC STIMULATION; RETINA DEGENERATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL STIMULATION; VISUAL THRESHOLD;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; DATA COLLECTION; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; PATTERN RECOGNITION, AUTOMATED; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REFLEX; VIDEO RECORDING; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84887546725     PISSN: 07357044     EISSN: 19390084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0033944     Document Type: Article

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