Abstract

In single photoreceptors of Limulus the latency to the first electrical response after the onset of a light stimulus is a random variable. A simple formula for the probability density function of this random variable, which includes the spontaneous activity, is proposed. For low-energy stimuli, the agreement with experiment is fairly good.

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Effects of Surround Luminance on Perceptual Latency*

Halsey H. Matteson
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 60(8) 1125-1131 (1970)

Wave-Induced Light-Field Fluctuations in the Sea

R. L. Snyder and J. Dera
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 60(8) 1072-1079 (1970)

Visual Detection and Discrimination of Luminance Increments*

Jacob Nachmias and Elizabeth C. Kocher
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 60(3) 382-389 (1970)

Interrelations among Stiles π Mechanisms

Mitsuo Ikeda, Toshio Uetsuki, and W. S. Stiles
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 60(3) 406-415 (1970)

Study of Temporal Visual Response by the Summation Index

Toshio Uetsuki and Mitsuo Ikeda
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 60(3) 377-381 (1970)