Local adaptation in stabilized vision.

نویسندگان

  • D Y Teller
  • D P Andrews
  • H B Barlow
چکیده

The increment threshold for a small stimulus superimposed upon adapting spots ofvarious diameters was measured under scotopic conditions in the peripheral retina. Confirminy~‘ESTHEIMER (lY65), it was found that adapting spots of about 1’ diameter raise rhe thresholdmore than either larger or smaller spots. This experiment v,as repeated using a stabilized-imagetechnique to avoid movements of the adapting field over the retina. The reduction of threshold\\ith increase of the adapting spot diameter above I’ was found to be more pronounced v,ithstabilization than without. Hence, Westheimer’s phenomenon cannot be explained by eyemovements and temporal excitability changes, and must be attributed to physiolagical interac-tions within the visual system. RPsum~-On mesure dans des conditions scotopiques dans la retine piriph;riquele sruil differentiel pour un petit stimulus superposB sur des fonds d’adaptation de divers diamt?trss.On trouve en accord avec \VEsTHElhtER (1965) que des fonds d’adaptation de Ide diamitreenviron augmentent Is seuil plus que des fonds plus petits ou plus grands. On a r&pt;?tC cetteexpCrience avec la technique d’image stabilisee pour &ter; les mouvements du champ d’adapta-tion SUI la retins. La reduction du seuil quand le diamktre du fond d‘adaptation dgpasse 1’ est plus prononcee avec stabilisation que sans. Par consCquent Ir phenomtine de \Vestheimer ne peut pas s’expliquer par des mouvements des yew et des changements temporels d’excitnbiliti. et doit Etrr attribuC aux interactions physiologiquesdans le systkme visuel. Zusanuuenfassuug-Unterskotopischen Bedingungen wurdr peripher die Unterschiedsschwellsfiir einen kleinen Testreiz bestimmt, der Adaptationsfeldern mit verschiedenen Durchmesserniiberlagert wurde. In tibereinstimmung mit WESTHEIMER (1965) ergab sich, dass Adaptntions-felder von etwa I” Durchmesser die Schwelle mehr erhijhen als griissere oder kleinere Felder.Dieser Versuch wurde mit stabilisiertem Netzhautbild wiederholt, urn Bewegungen dcsAdaptationsfeldes tibcr die Netzhaut zu vermeidrn. Die Abnnhme der Schw~lle bei einerZunahme der Griisse des Adaptationsfeldes iiber I’ war mit stabilisiertem Xirtzhautbildausgepriigter als ohnc. Westheimers Phlnomen kann also nicht mit Augenbewsgungen oder zeitlichen EmpfindlichkeitsschHnnkungenerkl;irt werden, sondern ist auf physiologischc\Vechsclwirkungen innerhalb des visucllen Systems zuriickzufuhren. ~C3~~tC-~i~i~~e~le~~Tl~blicflOpr AJlR hlaJIOr0 CTHMyJla, tla~l~l~~le~~OrO 113 alanT,~pytOLUee IIRTHO pa3JlliLltlblx A&lahleTpOB;, 6blJl H3hlepCtI IlpH CKOTOflllYeCKHX )‘cnOBHRx Ha nepr@pucl C~TWTKLI. B noATBepxAetirreAaHtfbix BecTrairh~epa (WESTHEIMER, 1965) 6biJlO HailAeHO, ‘IT0 aAanTHpyiOUleenflTH0 OKOn 1’ B AiW~rCTpC IlOBbllll;leT rIOpr B 6onbIlleii xlepe, qe>t ~RTH~ 6onbLurrx krnrl hletlbLLIUX yr,-IOBblS pn35lepoe.3TH OnblTbI 6bUlH rIOBTOpCHb1 C IlpHMeHeHMeM TCXHHKM CTa6~i~rl3rlpOBalltloroH306p;ijt;2tIPiR,A.lR TOrO YTO6bI MCKZKJYHTb ABWKetiHR aAaITTHpyKZJIUer0 nOnA n0 CeTYaTKe. ~blJ0 HaiiAeHO, tiT0 noHPlitr‘eHw2 nopora nprr ysenwetrwAwMeTpa aAanTrlpy~mer0~RTH~ cBbwe 1’6onee sblpawtetlo nplr cTa6rmrl3au&r;, ye&t; 6e3 flee. TXcry 06pn30ar @eHoX!i BecTrafi-&lepa; He >lOIKeT 6blTb 066RCHeH ABKKeHHRhlM rJla3 M H3~1etleHllR&lII; ~036ylH~OCT1fBO Bpeblewi, a Ao,wetr 6bITb nprrnrlcatt @twIonorrtqecKllXlB3awoAcilcTBwwB spLrTe,ib-

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Vision research

دوره 6 12  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1966