Dynamics of adaptation at high luminances: Adaptation is faster after luminance decrements than after luminance increments

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

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 2499-2508

  Poot, L ^a   van Hateren, J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOPHYSICS; TIME; VISUAL ADAPTATION;

ADAPTATION, OCULAR; ADULT; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGHTING; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031225564     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.14.002499     Document Type: Article

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