Setting the absolute threshold of vision

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Other literature type 26 Aug 2009Publisher:Faculty Opinions LtdJournal:F1000 Biology Reports, volume 1 (eissn: 1757-594X,

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Authors: Sampath, Alapakkam P; Fain, Gordon L;

doi: 10.3410/b1-66

pmid: 20495680

pmc: PMC2873777

Setting the absolute threshold of vision

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Abstract

The performance of sensory systems in many cases is limited by the physical nature of the stimulus. For vision, the quantal nature of light limits detection by dark-adapted observers; only now are we beginning to be aware of the subtleties in the biophysical mechanisms underlying this exquisite sensitivity.

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Keywords

570, Review Article, 530, Eye Disease and Disorders of Vision

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