Functional Assessment of Laser Irradiation.

Abstract

We have studied the effects of low level coherent light on tectal neural activity in Pseudemys. Irreversible changes in spectral sensitivity and receptive field characteristics were obtained following exposure to coherent light. These effects with coherent light were more significant than the effects of either time-averaged or incoherent light of equal quantal retinal irradiance. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA139490

Entities

People

  • D. O. Robbins

Organizations

  • Ohio Wesleyan University

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Animals
  • Biomedical Research
  • Cells
  • Dye Lasers
  • Laser Safety
  • Lasers
  • Light Sources
  • Liquid Dye Lasers
  • Long Wavelengths
  • Measurement
  • Medical Personnel
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Psychology
  • Rhesus Monkeys
  • Sensitivity
  • Short Wavelengths
  • Spectra

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy