Frequency-contrast sensitivity of visual stimulus perception in patients with schizophrenia treated with atypical and typical antipsychotics

Human Physiology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 35-39

  Shoshina, I I ^a,b   Shelepin, Yu E ^b   Semenova, N B ^c  

^a SIBERIAN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b PAVLOV INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^c Scientific Research Institute of Medical Problems of the North   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

contrast frequency sensitivity; dopamine; Gabor elements; parvocellular and magnocellular visual channels; schizophrenia; serotonin; typical and atypical antipsychotics; visual perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893968558     PISSN: 03621197     EISSN: 16083164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0362119714010150     Document Type: Article

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