RELATIVE RED-GREEN SENSITIVITY AS A FUNCTION OF RETINAL POSITION

Abstract

Hue cancellation was employed to obtain sensitivity curves for red and for green by the method of constant stimuli. Data were taken at the fovea, and at points every 2 deg along the lower vertical meridian of the visual field. The results show that sensitivity to red, relative to green, is highest at the fovea, and decreases as the peripheral angle is increased. The relative sensitivity to green is highest in the near periphery, from 2 to 10 deg from the fovea. Beyond this point it falls rapidly, and is no longer measurable at positions where red responses are still obtained.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 29, 1961
Accession Number
AD0631981

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  • Jo Ann S. Kinney
  • Mary M. Connors

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biomedical Research
  • Boundaries
  • Cancellation
  • Color Vision
  • Judgment
  • Light Sources
  • Luminance
  • Navy
  • New York
  • Observation
  • Observers
  • Perception
  • Screens (Displays)
  • Sensitivity
  • Signal Lights
  • Standards

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  • Radar Systems Engineering.
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.