LOCAL FOVEAL INHIBITORY EFFECTS OF GLOBAL PERIPHERAL EXCITATION

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作者
BREITMEYER, BG [1 ]
VALBERG, A [1 ]
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[1] UNIV FREIBURG,NEUROL KLIN,NEUROPHYSIOL ABT,D-7800 FREIBURG,FED REP GER
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10.1126/science.760201
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Global excitation produced by oscillating a peripheral square-wave grating back and forth through one-half cycle inhibits the visibility of an incremental test flash only when the flash is presented in the foveal region of the visual field. This finding is discussed in the context of the neurophysiological periphery effect and shift-effect and their possible role in saccadic suppression. Copyright © 1979 AAAS.
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