Temporal summation for grating patches detected at low light levels. 1996

G L Savage
College of Optometry, University of Houston, Texas, USA.

It is not known if temporal integration for periodic stimuli is affected by changes in scotopic luminance. Contrast thresholds were measured as a function of duration for 0.25 cpd grating patches across a 2.3 log-unit scotopic range. Threshold vs. duration (TVD) functions were identical in shape regardless of mean luminance once scaled by translating along log-log axes. Critical duration decreased 0.09 log-units per log-unit increase in retinal illuminance. This slope is identical to that reported for photopic conditions, suggesting that temporal integration may be determined by the same neural pathway at all light levels.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008027 Light That portion of the electromagnetic spectrum in the visible, ultraviolet, and infrared range. Light, Visible,Photoradiation,Radiation, Visible,Visible Radiation,Photoradiations,Radiations, Visible,Visible Light,Visible Radiations
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D012684 Sensory Thresholds The minimum amount of stimulus energy necessary to elicit a sensory response. Sensory Threshold,Threshold, Sensory,Thresholds, Sensory
D013997 Time Factors Elements of limited time intervals, contributing to particular results or situations. Time Series,Factor, Time,Time Factor
D014796 Visual Perception The selecting and organizing of visual stimuli based on the individual's past experience. Visual Processing,Perception, Visual,Processing, Visual
D015350 Contrast Sensitivity 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. Visual Contrast Sensitivity,Sensitivity, Contrast,Sensitivity, Visual Contrast
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