VEPs in humans reveal high and low spatial contrast mechanisms.
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The effect of contrast on visual evoked potential (VEP) amplitude was examined in nine observers. A 6.0 cycles/deg (cpd) grating was modulated in an "on-off" mode at 7.5 Hz. The VEP response contains significant first and second harmonic components: their growth with contrast is parallel, each function consisting of two limbs. The data are consistent with the hypothesis that the pattern VEP obtained with "on-off" presentation may reflect the contributions of "low" and "high" contrast neuronal populations demonstrated in physiological studies of the primate.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Investigative ophthalmology & visual science
دوره 25 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1984