 Contrast Sensitivity
"Contrast Sensitivity" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The ability to detect sharp boundaries (stimuli) and to detect slight changes in luminance at regions without distinct contours. Psychophysical measurements of this visual function are used to evaluate visual acuity and to detect eye disease.
| Descriptor ID |
D015350
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.380.850.950.500 F02.463.593.932.869.435.110 F02.463.593.932.901.500 G14.940.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Contrast Sensitivity- Contrast Sensitivity
- Sensitivity, Contrast
- Visual Contrast Sensitivity
- Sensitivity, Visual Contrast
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Contrast Sensitivity" by people in Profiles.
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Cone JJ, Bade ML, Masse NY, Page EA, Freedman DJ, Maunsell JHR. Mice Preferentially Use Increases in Cerebral Cortex Spiking to Detect Changes in Visual Stimuli. J Neurosci. 2020 10 07; 40(41):7902-7920.
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Cone JJ, Scantlen MD, Histed MH, Maunsell JHR. Different Inhibitory Interneuron Cell Classes Make Distinct Contributions to Visual Contrast Perception. eNeuro. 2019 Jan-Feb; 6(1).
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Elliott SL, Shevell SK. Illusory edges comingle with real edges in the neural representation of objects. Vision Res. 2018 03; 144:47-51.
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Zhuang X, Shevell SK. Monocular and binocular mechanisms mediating flicker adaptation. Vision Res. 2015 Dec; 117:41-8.
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Glickfeld LL, Histed MH, Maunsell JH. Mouse primary visual cortex is used to detect both orientation and contrast changes. J Neurosci. 2013 Dec 11; 33(50):19416-22.
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Seyer LA, Galetta K, Wilson J, Sakai R, Perlman S, Mathews K, Wilmot GR, Gomez CM, Ravina B, Zesiewicz T, Bushara KO, Subramony SH, Ashizawa T, Delatycki MB, Brocht A, Balcer LJ, Lynch DR. Analysis of the visual system in Friedreich ataxia. J Neurol. 2013 Sep; 260(9):2362-9.
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McAnany JJ, Alexander KR, Genead MA, Fishman GA. Equivalent intrinsic noise, sampling efficiency, and contrast sensitivity in patients with retinitis pigmentosa. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2013 Jun 03; 54(6):3857-62.
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Zhuang X, King A, McNamara P, Pokorny J, Cao D. Differential effects of alcohol on contrast processing mediated by the magnocellular and parvocellular pathways. J Vis. 2012 Oct 22; 12(11).
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Cao D, Zele AJ, Pokorny J, Lee DY, Messner LV, Diehl C, Ksiazek S. Functional loss in the magnocellular and parvocellular pathways in patients with optic neuritis. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2011 Nov 17; 52(12):8900-7.
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Histed MH, Carvalho LA, Maunsell JH. Psychophysical measurement of contrast sensitivity in the behaving mouse. J Neurophysiol. 2012 Feb; 107(3):758-65.
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