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THE visual contrast sensitivity of the human infant has previously been measured using behavioural methods, in which psychophysical thresholds have been inferred from visual preferences1. In this paper we report a preliminary investigation of contrast sensitivity, as measured by the amplitude of the evoked cortical response, in a 6-month-old infant. These results are compared with behavioural measurements on the same infant, and with adult data obtained psychophysically and from evoked cortical responses.
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HARRIS, L., ATKINSON, J. & BRADDICK, O. Visual contrast sensitivity of a 6-month-old infant Measured by the evoked potential. Nature 264, 570–571 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1038/264570a0
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