December 1971
Volume 10, Issue 12
Free
Articles  |   December 1971
The Retinal Response to Sinusoidal Variations in Light Intensity at Very Low Frequency
Author Affiliations
  • J. LEVETT
    Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, and Bioengineering Program, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle, Chicago, Ill.
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science December 1971, Vol.10, 971-978. doi:
  • Views
  • PDF
  • Share
  • Tools
    • Alerts
      ×
      This feature is available to authenticated users only.
      Sign In or Create an Account ×
    • Get Citation

      J. LEVETT; The Retinal Response to Sinusoidal Variations in Light Intensity at Very Low Frequency. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 1971;10(12):971-978.

      Download citation file:


      © ARVO (1962-2015); The Authors (2016-present)

      ×
  • Supplements
This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access.
Abstract

The frog retinal response to light is obtained in the frequency domain. The response is obtained by means of a capillary-type electrode at the cornea. Sinusoidal stimuli are used. The very low frequency range (0.01 to 1 Hz.) is examined. With decreasing frequency, retinal gain increases and the response is more nearly sinusoidal. The increase in sensitivity is thought to result from rod enhancement. The linear-nonlinear-linear transition occurring over the entire bandwidth of the frog retinal system is explained in terms of a two-component model.

×
×

This PDF is available to Subscribers Only

Sign in or purchase a subscription to access this content. ×

You must be signed into an individual account to use this feature.

×