کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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4034353 | 1263448 | 2011 | 5 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
To assess how target size and eccentricity affect binocular summation (BS) of reaction time (RT) at suprathreshold level, we measured RT using targets of 0.108° and 0.216° at four eccentricities (0°, 5°, 15°, 25°) in six normal volunteers. The difference between the monocular/binocular RT differentials for both sizes significantly increased in the periphery (P < 0.05). The smaller target required significantly longer monocular RT at 25° (P < 0.01) and generated greater neural summation than the larger target (P < 0.01). This suggests that when monocular function has reached its limit in visual processing in the periphery, BS increases, facilitates visual processing, and shortens binocular RT.
Research highlights
► Binocular RTs were significantly shorter than monocular RTs for both target sizes.
► The smaller target showed larger monocular/binocular RT differential in the periphery.
► The smaller target generated greater neural summation than the larger target.
► Only the monocular RT was significantly prolonged at 25° with the smaller target.
► Monocular/binocular RTs for the larger target did not increase with eccentricity.
Journal: Vision Research - Volume 51, Issue 1, January 2011, Pages 174–178