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Peripheral hyperacuity: three-dot bisection scales to a single factor from 0 to 10 degrees.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  3625336     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Performance of three-dot bisection was determined as a function of the feature separation at eccentricities of 0-10 deg along the inferior vertical field meridian by using dot stimuli scaled in size to compensate for eccentricity. For these briefly flashed dot stimuli, the entire function of three-dot bisection acuity against dot separation worsens away from the fovea with a single scaling factor that is compatible with the change of the cortical magnification factor in area V1. When the presentation duration of the stimulus was lengthened from 150 msec to 1 sec, the improvement was much greater in the fovea than at 10-deg eccentricity for closely separated stimuli. We attribute this difference to a luminance cue (detection of a brightness change) that is present for a long stimulus duration at small separations in the fovea, but not in the periphery.
Authors:
Y L Yap; D M Levi; S A Klein
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of the Optical Society of America. A, Optics and image science     Volume:  4     ISSN:  0740-3232     ISO Abbreviation:  J Opt Soc Am A     Publication Date:  1987 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1987-10-13     Completed Date:  1987-10-13     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8402086     Medline TA:  J Opt Soc Am A     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1554-61     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Fovea Centralis / physiology
Humans
Retina / physiology*
Sensory Thresholds
Space Perception*
Time Factors
Visual Acuity*
Visual Perception
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
R01EY01728/EY/NEI NIH HHS; R01EY04776/EY/NEI NIH HHS

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