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Visual resolution, contrast sensitivity, and the cortical magnification factor
Experimental Brain Research · 1979 · Vol. 37(3) · pp. 475–94
Veijo Virsu✉(University of Helsinki)Jyrki Rovamo(University of Helsinki)
Visual perception and processing mechanismsNeural dynamics and brain functionAdvanced Fluorescence Microscopy TechniquesVisual cortexContrast (vision)MagnificationVisual fieldPhotopic visionSpatial frequencyReceptive fieldPeripheral visionOpticsOrientation (vector space)
MeSH terms
Brain MappingDiscrimination LearningHumansMotion PerceptionOrientationPattern Recognition, VisualPsychophysicsRetinaVisual CortexVisual FieldsVisual PathwaysVisual Perception
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