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Chapter 3-Spatial Vision Flashcards

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what is spatial vision

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concerned w/ the ability of the visual system on detecting/discriminating spatially defined features

-changes in space

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what does the luminance of a square wave grating change as

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as a step function (only min and max luminace values, no intermediate)

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what is the luminance of a sine wave grating change as

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sinusoidal function

-not only min and max but intermediate also

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a luminance grating is defined by its

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spatial frequency
phase
orientation
contrast

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waht is spatial frequency

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the number of cycles per degree of visual angle

-1 cycle is a dark and a bright stripe

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high spatial frequency = ____ cycles per degree of visual angle
low spatial freq = _____ cycles per degree of visual angle

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more

less

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what does phase refer to

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refers to the position of the cycle that the luminance grating is in at any given time

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what is contrast

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contrast is the difference in luminance often expressed as % contrast

  • detecting the difference in luminance btwn objects
  • difference btwn max and min luminance
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if you have a grating w/ a luminance value of 0, how much percent contrast will you have, no matter what the luminance

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100%

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what is spatial resolution

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the smallest spatial detail that can be detected, recognized or resolved

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what is target detection

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the perception (or not) of the presence of an object

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what is target recognition

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recognition and naming of the target (snellen)

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what is target resolution

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the minimum angular size at which 2 objects can be discriminated as 2 diff objects

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what is target localization

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requires discrimination in the spatial position of objects (vernier acuity)

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all the tests for spatial resolution, involving or not cognitive mech, are limited by what

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optical and neural factors that determine the lmit of spatial resolution

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target localization, detection and resolution give VA higher than the typical VA (landolt C or recognition) indicating that mechanisms involved in making such judgements (recognition) are…

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not restricted to the retinal level

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what are the limiting factors for the spatial resolution if we assume that the eye’s optical system are aberrations free

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optical: diffraction
neuronal: cone density

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what is diffraction

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pheno when a lightwave encounters an obstacle

-due to diffraction the light wave bends and separates

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what is the point spread function

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describes the transformation that a point source undergoes as it passes through the optical elements of the eye

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in photopic conditions, our spatial resolution limit due to diffraction cant be any better than waht

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0.4 arcmins

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if there are no aberrations in the eye’s optical system then a point source would be the size of an airy disk and the optical system is limited by….

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diffraction

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will high or low freq be afftected more by diffraction

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high

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what is the rayleigh criterion

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2 point sources can be resolved as 2 separate point sources only when the centers of their airy disks are no closer than the radius of the airy disks

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what does the rayleigh criterion mean for the spatial resolution of the visual system?

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in order to resolve 2 point sources, 2 cones must be stimulated w/ light while there is an unstimulated ocne btwn them

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what is the cone spacing in the fovea
2.8 micrometers
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what is aliasing
the effect that causes diff signals to become indistinguishable
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when does aliasing start
for freq higher than the nyquist limit
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what is the max freq called
nyquist limit
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what is the resolution of smaller pupils limited by
diffraction
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what is the resolution of larger pupils limited by
cone density
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what are some disadvantages to the snellen chart
the letter size doesnt chnage uniformly throughout the test - not equal number of letters on each line - not regular spacing btwn the letters
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what does the logMAR chart use
log of the MAR to get a uniform progression of letter size throughout the chart
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what are the advantages to logMAR
uniform profession in letter size from line to line - same number of letters on each line (crowding) - regular spacing btwn lines - greater accuracy
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for VA charts, rule 1: the MAR is the ____ of decimal VA rule 2: the spatial freq (in cycles/degree) is equal to the decimal x ____
reciprocal | 30.00
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what are the factors affecting spatial resolution
``` refractive error pupil size illumination contrast retinal area ```
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we need higher contrast for detecting what? | we need lower contrast for detecting what?
high spatial frequency gratings | low spatial freq gratings
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what does the contrast sensitivity function describe
the contrast sensitivy of the human visual system for diff spatial freq
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what is the highest contrast sensitivity that occurs for spatial freq
~4c/deg
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for freq lower and higher than 4c/deg there is a what
low freq drop-off and a high freq cut off
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what is CSF often described as
band-pass function
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waht does CSF tell us (contrast sensitivity function)
that our visual system is more sensitive for spatial freq around 4cycles/degree -either side of this freq, our contrast sensitivity drops
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what does the peak contrast sensitivity at 4c/deg mean
the majority of the receptive fields respond optimally at this spatial freq OR the majority of the receptive fields have such a size so as to respond to 4c/deg
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waht is the low freq drop out
the decline in contrast sensitivty at low spatial freq provides info about the strenth of spatial antagonism (or later inhibition)
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what is peak sensitivyt
the most effective spatial freq provides info about the overall size of the receptive fields
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in low freq drop off... as the spatial freq increases a single bring (or dark) band occupies both the center and the surround of the recptive field, cuasing what
lateral inhibition -this means that the center respons to the band but the surround doesnt, resulting in NO REPONSE from this RF
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in high freq cut-off.. the decline in contast sensitity at high spatial freq is bc the stimulus is avged by the center and surround of the receptive field, doing what
diminishing the cell's response
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in high freq cut off | as the spatial freq decreases, the avg response of the center and the surround is decreasing, resulting in what
a decrease in contrast sensitivity
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waht is our maximum cycles/degree
60 cyc/deg
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if the highest spatial freq is 60c/deg then snellen VA will be what, if its 30c/deg what will it be
20/10 | 20/20
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how is snellen VA related to CSF
snellen VA is just a point on the CSF | so CSF provies much more info about the integrity of the visual system than VA
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what are the factors affecting contrast sensitivty
1. retinal illumination 2. refractive error 3. media transparency 4. reintal and systemic diseases 5. sine vs square wave gratings
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what is band pass
certain range of visible freq that can be seen in photopic conditions
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is the human visual system more sensitive to square or wine wave gratings
square 1.27x more for frequ more than 1c/deg for sptial freq less than 1c/deg the ratio increases
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what happens for spatial freq lower than 1c/deg on the CSF
the contrast sensitivity of a square-wave grating is defined by the contrast sensitivy of a series of sine-wave grating
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for spatial freq lower than 1c/deg the contrast sensitivity of a square-wave grating is defined by what
the fundamental and higher order harmonics
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if someone adapts (stares for a prolonged time( to a sine wave grating of ex. 4c/deg then there is a reduction in the CSF around....
4c/deg

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