Evidence for a noise gain control mechanism in human vision

Vision Research

Volumn 38, Issue 13, 1998, Pages 1925-1933

  Brown, Lawrence G ^a   Rudd, Michael E ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gain control; Ganglion cell; Light adaptation; Quantal noise

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRIGHTNESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIGHT ADAPTATION; MALE; NERVE CELL; NIGHT VISION; NOISE; PHOTON; PHOTOPIC VISION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PHOTOMETRY; RETINA; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0031831366     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0042-6989(97)00400-8     Document Type: Article

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