The spatial extent of lateral interactions in flicker perception
Kremers J, Rimmele U (2007)
Publication Status: Published
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2007
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Publisher: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
Book Volume: 47
Pages Range: 16-21
Journal Issue: 1
DOI: 10.1016/j.visres.2006.08.035
Abstract
We investigated the influence of the relative phase of a temporally modulated annulus on the perceived flicker strength of a center stimulus having the same temporal modulation. These measurements were performed in two subjects at two temporal frequencies and with different outer diameters of the annulus. The perceived flicker strength was strongly modulated by the phase difference between center and surround stimulus. This modulation depended on the size of the annulus. In the absence of an annulus the perceived flicker strength was not modulated. The modulation initially increased with increasing annulus size and reached a plateau. The space constant of the function describing the modulation as a function of annulus size was about 0.5 degrees and is similar to the sizes of receptive field surrounds of subcortical cells. This finding is in favor of the hypothesis that the physiological basis of the perceived flicker strength in the center stimulus is present already at a subcortical level. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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APA:
Kremers, J., & Rimmele, U. (2007). The spatial extent of lateral interactions in flicker perception. Vision research, 47(1), 16-21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.visres.2006.08.035
MLA:
Kremers, Jan, and Ulrike Rimmele. "The spatial extent of lateral interactions in flicker perception." Vision research 47.1 (2007): 16-21.
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