Declined contrast sensitivity of neurons along the visual pathway in aging cats.

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Published in Front Aging Neurosci on July 09, 2014

Authors

Zhengchun Wang1, Zhimo Yao1, Nini Yuan1, Zhen Liang2, Guangxing Li3, Yifeng Zhou1

Author Affiliations

1: Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei, Anhui, China.
2: Department of Bio-Medical Engineering and School of Life Sciences, Anhui Medical University Hefei, Anhui, China.
3: Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei, Anhui, China ; McGill Vision Research, McGill University Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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