Accession Number:

AD0625909

Title:

EARLY DARK ADAPTATION IN LIMULUS POLYPHEMUS.

Descriptive Note:

Technical rept.,

Corporate Author:

FLORIDA STATE UNIV TALLAHASSEE

Personal Author(s):

• Miller,Knox E. ,Jr.

Report Date:

1965-01-01

Pagination or Media Count:

29.0

Abstract:

The present study is designed to measure the response of relatively isolated photoreceptor units under experimental conditions comparable to those found in psychophysical investigations of human early dark adaptation. The term relatively isolated photoreceptor unit is used to indicate cognizance of the fact that lateral interaction effects may influence the response under appropriate conditions of stimulation. The principal objective of the investigation is to determine whether the outstanding features of the psychophysical data can be reproduced or approximated electrophysiologically.

Descriptors:

• (*VISION
• ADAPTATION(PHYSIOLOGY))
• THRESHOLDS(PHYSIOLOGY)
• NERVE CELLS
• RETINA
• PHOTORECEPTORS
• STIMULATION(PHYSIOLOGY)
• ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY
• NERVE IMPULSES
• OPTIC NERVE
• EYE
• PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY
• ARTHROPODA

Subject Categories:

• Psychology
• Anatomy and Physiology

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE