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The gap effect revisited: slow changes in chromatic sensitivity as affected by luminance and chromatic borders.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2626829     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Chromatic discrimination was studied with two half-fields that were either precisely juxtaposed or were separated by a narrow gap. When present, the gap was in some conditions filled with light isoluminant to the test fields. When the fields were juxtaposed, chromatic sensitivity declined with viewing duration. For a discrimination based solely on S cone activity, separating steadily-viewed fields by either a luminance or a purely chromatic gap caused similar enhancements of sensitivity. Neither type of gap had much effect when the fields were flashed. The results may be interpreted as showing that either a luminance or chromatic contour can spatially delimit the two half-fields, thus preventing a slow spatial integration from reducing the discriminability of the two sides of the field.
Authors:
R T Eskew
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Vision research     Volume:  29     ISSN:  0042-6989     ISO Abbreviation:  Vision Res.     Publication Date:  1989  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1990-03-30     Completed Date:  1990-03-30     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0417402     Medline TA:  Vision Res     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  717-29     Citation Subset:  IM; S    
Affiliation:
Center for Human Information Processing, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Color Perception / physiology*
Contrast Sensitivity / physiology
Humans
Light
Male
Middle Aged
Photic Stimulation
Visual Perception / physiology*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
EY-01451/EY/NEI NIH HHS; EY-05728/EY/NEI NIH HHS

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