title: Reaction time distributions and their relationship to the transient/sustained nature of the neural discharge.
abstract: Reaction time distributions (RTDs) were determined in response to near-threshold increments of long duration. Stimulus parameters were selected to isolate the chromatic and achromatic systems. The RTDs for the achromatic system peak sooner and are more narrow than those obtained for the chromatic system. These results are analyzed in terms of the neural discharge pattern of parvo and magno pathways.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Sciences, Southern College of Optometry, Memphis, TN 38104.
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Schwartz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009431:Neural Conduction; D009475:Neurons, Afferent / Q000502:physiology; D010775:Photic Stimulation; D011930:Reaction Time / Q000502:physiology*; D012684:Sensory Thresholds / Q000502:physiology*; D014785:Vision, Ocular / Q000502:physiology*