A Model of Threshold Detection Performance for the Central Fovea
- 1 May 1971
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Optica Acta: International Journal of Optics
- Vol. 18 (5) , 341-357
- https://doi.org/10.1080/713818446
Abstract
Starting from a knowledge of the physical structure of the human eye, and making certain assumptions about the nature of neural processing, a theory of foveal vision is developed. The product of this theory is an equation enabling the prediction of threshold detection values for specific target stimuli. Good agreement is achieved with the practical results drawn from a number of threshold experiments of different types.Keywords
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