Transient glare: its effect on the lower threshold of motion

We measured the lower threshold of motion (LTM) of suprathreshold gratings as a function of spatial frequency and contrast, for both transient glare and no-glare conditions. A two alternatives forced choice paradigm, using the method of constant stimuli, was adopted to measure the LTM. The LTM occur...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Barraza, Jose Fernando, Colombo, Elisa Margarita
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2000
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/105645
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/105645
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:VISION AND COLOR
MOTION DETECTION
CONTRAST SENSITIVITY
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Sumario:We measured the lower threshold of motion (LTM) of suprathreshold gratings as a function of spatial frequency and contrast, for both transient glare and no-glare conditions. A two alternatives forced choice paradigm, using the method of constant stimuli, was adopted to measure the LTM. The LTM occurs at constant velocity. This velocity threshold is higher for transient glare condition than for no-glare condition. We found that the sudden onset of glare increases LTM over the whole range of contrasts. We believe the effect of transient glare sources on the lower threshold of motion is due to the transient loss of sensitivity.