کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
4034333 1263448 2011 5 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Processing of transient signals in the visual system of the European starling (Sturnusvulgaris) and humans
کلمات کلیدی
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علم عصب شناسی سیستم های حسی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Processing of transient signals in the visual system of the European starling (Sturnusvulgaris) and humans
چکیده انگلیسی

The double-pulse resolution (DPR) measures the processing performance for transient visual signals as the threshold duration for detecting a temporal gap between two light flashes in relation to gap duration. The DPR of four European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) and four humans was measured in an operant Go/NoGo procedure. We applied the method of constant stimuli and determined thresholds using signal-detection theory. The starling DPR (22.2 ms ± 2.3 ms SE) was significantly shorter than human DPR (35.2 ms ± 1.3 ms SE; p < 0.01, t-test). The difference suggests that starlings have a higher temporal resolution for transient visual signals than humans.

Research highlights
► A high visual temporal resolution is required for birds that rapidly move through the environment.
► A measure of visual temporal resolution can be derived studying the ability to perceive two brief signals in a sequence separately – this measure termed double-pulse resolution (DPR) refers to the minimum temporal gap that allows separating two light flashes.
► DPR in a common bird species, the European starling, reaches 22 ms and is found to be superior to that of human subjects (35 ms).
► This result matches the ecological requirements of a bird that rapidly maneuvers through a structured environment such as the branches of a tree.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Vision Research - Volume 51, Issue 1, January 2011, Pages 21–25
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