Skottun, Bernt C. and Skoyles, John R. (2010) Vernier acuity as a test of magnocellular sensitivity. Neuro-Ophthalmology, 34 (2). pp. 82-87. ISSN 0165-8107
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Vernier acuity has been argued to provide a means to measure the integrity of the magnocellular visual pathway. This proposal is reviewed here and found to be inadequately supported for the following reasons: (1) the conditions under which Vernier acuity corresponds to magnocellular resolution differ from those used in psychophysical tests; (2) Vernier offsets can be induced by adaptation of cortical neurons; (3) factors other than the magnocellular system have the ability to interfere with Vernier acuity. Taken together, this review argues that Vernier acuity is at best limited as a selective test of magnocellular sensitivity.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://informahealthcare.com/journal/oph |
| Additional Information: | © 2010 Informa |
| Divisions: | CPNSS |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QP Physiology |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Nov 2010 11:40 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Sep 2024 22:50 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/29926 |
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