Spectral sensitivity of human infants at absolute visual threshold.
Spectral sensitivity of human infants at absolute visual threshold.
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人类婴儿在绝对视觉阈值下的光谱敏感性。
DOI:
10.1016/0042-6989(81)90004-3
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发表时间:
1981
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影响因子:
1.8
通讯作者:
Teller,DY
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作者:
Powers,MK;Schneck,M;Teller,DY
The forced-choice preferential looking technique (FPL) was used in conjunction with an infrared TV viewing system to measure the dark-adapted visual sensitivity of human infants at 1 and 3 months of age. Absolute thresholds of 1-month olds were about 50 times higher than adults, and those of 3-month olds were about 10 times higher. Spectral sensitivity at 1 month matched the CIE scotopic luminosity function at wavelengths longer than 430 nm; at wavelengths shorter than 430 nm there was an elevation in sensitivity, but it was not statistically significant. Spectral sensitivity at 3 months matched the CIE scotopic luminosity function at all wavelengths.We conclude that rods in the eyes of human infants contain rhodopsin by 1 month of age; that the scotopic system is functional and more sensitive than any cone system by 1 month of age; and that even in very young infants a single quantal absorption may be sufficient to generate a behaviorally meaningful signal in a rod photoreceptor.