Temporal Vision (Sensory) Flashcards

1
Q

The length of time for one complete cycle of light and dark of a flickering stimulus is what?

A

Period

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The number of light-dark cycles per second of a flickering stimulus is what?

A

Flicker rate (or flicker frequency)

UNITS: Herts (cycles/second)

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3
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The highest flicker frequency at which the flicker is perceived is what?

A

Critical Flicker Frequency (CFF)

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The brightness of a fused flickering stimulus is equal to the brightness of a steady stimulus with the same time-averaged luminance is what law?

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Talbot-Plateau Law

NOTE: a strobe lights time-averaged luminance is also known as TALBOT brightness

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5
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Brightness enhancement in which a flickering stimulus appears brighter than the Talbot brightness at some flicker frequencies below the CFF (5-20 Hz) is considered what law?

A

Brucke-Bartley Phenomenon

NOTE: even though the time-average luminance of 2 lights is the same, the flickering light is perceived to be brighter without adjustment

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Why is the temporal resolution limit (CFF) reached?

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Due to retinal neurons lagging in their responses

NOTE: NT travelling from pre-synaptic to post-synaptic cleft does NOT occur instantly

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CFF is proportional to log luminance (as one goes up, the other goes up too) according to what law?

A

Ferry-Porter Law

Describes relationship btwn CFF and stimulus luminance

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The slope for the Ferry-Porter law in the periphery is steeper or shallower?

A

STEEPER out in the mid-periphery or periphery

The Ferry-Porter function is STRONGER out there UNLESS in scotopic levels where CFF is flat and the same across entire retina

NOTE: the FP law works EVERYWHERE though

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CFF is proportional to the log of stimulus area is described as which law?

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Granit-Harper Law

NOTE: larger the stimuli = better temporal acuity and the FP function shifts UP!!!! Slope does NOT change

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Do cones or rods follow flicker well?

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Cones > Rods

Cones greatest in mid-periphery

NOTE: 30 Hz flicker ERG ONLY measures cone function bc rods cannot perceive flicker > 20 Hz

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Michaelson Contrast equation?

A

(Lmax-Lmin)/(Lmax+Lmin)

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12
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Peak contrast sensitivity for temporal CSF?

A

5-20 Hz

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13
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What is the longest flash duration for which bloch’s law holds true called?

A

Critical Duration which varies from 30ms (photopic) to 100ms (scotopic)

NOTE: the critical duration DEC as luminance of background OR area INCREASES

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14
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Increased temporal resolution at shorter or longer critical durations?

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SHORTER critical duration

NOTE: resolution and summation are inversely related

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15
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A short-duration (50-100 ms) suprathreshold flash can appear bright than a longer or shorter flash of the same physical intensity is explained by what effect?

A

Broca-Sulzer effect

10 Hz to 5 Hz basically

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16
Q

Masking is a _____ phenomenon while crowding is a ____ phenomenon

A

Temporal; spatial

17
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Masking does what to threshold?

A

Increases threshold bc there is another stimulus presented before, during, or after a target

18
Q

If test stimulus is brought closure to the mask during forward masking, how is threshold effected?

A

It is elevated

19
Q

Which has greater threshold elevation: forward masking or simultaneous masking?

A

Simultaneous masking bc a test flash is presented while the masking flash is turned on

20
Q

Which type of masking has the greatest threshold elevation?

A

Backwards masking bc the mask comes so quickly after the target that both the target and mask are temporally summed!!!

21
Q

Metacontrast involves:

a. Backwards masking
b. Simultaneous masking
c. Forward masking

A

a. Backwards masking

22
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Paracontrast involves:

a. Backwards masking
b. Simultaneous masking
c. Forward masking

A

c. Forward masking

23
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What is the spatial extent of masking?

A

~3 degrees

Falls off after that

24
Q

Which type of masking occurs when the test flash is presented to one eye and the masking flash to the other?

A

Dichoptic masking

NOTE: this indicates that masking is a cortical phenomenon and not at the retinal level

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You need at least how many retinal points to detect motion?
At least TWO!!!
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Dynamic visual acuity (DVA) breaks down above what for 20/40 letters?
60 degrees/sec NOTE: for smaller letters, DVA may break down earlier (~30 degrees/sec)
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Which direction are neurons MOST sensitive?
UP!!! 79 AP's Makes sense something falling on you
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Which direction are neurons LEAST sensitive?
DOWN!! 2 AP's
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What is 1st order motion?
Motion detection due to LUMINANCE changes NOTE: example is TV
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What is 2nd order motion?
Motion detection due to CONTRAST or TEXTURE changes NOTE: nothing is actually moving the contrast change makes it look like things are. EX boxes change from black to white, giving appearance of a bar moving
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What is the minimum displacement threshold (detection of displacement) threshold?
10" Hyperacuity bc center-to-center PR spacing is 30"
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The % of dots needed to move for perception of movement in a direction is called what?
Motion coherence NOTE: threshold is 5-10% in order to tell
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Where is motion processed in the brain?
Middle temporal region of the cortex known as V5 NOTE: MT contains specialized neurons for detection of motion
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What is Akinetopsia?
Loss of motion perception, but other visual functions are intact (i.e. spatial vision, color vision, etc) NOTE: can occur due to a stroke in the MT