Outer-retina locus of increased flicker sensitivity of the peripheral retina

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 658-666

  Seiple, William ^a   Holopigian, Karen ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CRITICAL FLICKER FUSION; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOPHYSICS; RETINA; VISUAL ADAPTATION;

ADAPTATION, OCULAR; ADULT; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; FLICKER FUSION; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PHOTORECEPTORS; PSYCHOPHYSICS; RETINA; SENSORY THRESHOLDS;

EID: 0030097439     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.13.000658     Document Type: Article

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