Spatial properties of the cat X-cell receptive field as a function of mean light level

Visual Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1089-1104

  Troy, J B ^a   Bohnsack, D L ^a   Diller, L C ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Cone and rod pathways; Contrast sensitivity; Electrophysiology; Sampling window; Visual adaptation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; LIGHT; NERVE FIBER; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA GANGLION CELL; VISUAL ADAPTATION; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ADAPTATION, OCULAR; ANIMALS; AXONS; CATS; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; LIGHT; PHOTORECEPTORS, VERTEBRATE; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 0033226676     PISSN: 09525238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952523899166094     Document Type: Article

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