title: Frequency analysis of accommodation: single sinusoids.
abstract: We present an experimental frequency analysis of a neurological control system, the accommodation system, using single sinusoids. Also, by means of continual experimental calibration full coverage of one subject's dynamic range, we demonstrate an AC nonlinearity saturation, which probably lies in the motor-response portion of the system; in contrast to the switching-mode nonlinearity, which probably lies in the sensory-processing portion. We offer our findings as a basis for further models. In addition, our results can be compared with studies using multiple sinusoids and transients to document how the different aspects of the accommodation system are realized given their different input conditions.
authors.affiliation: School of Optometry, University of California, Berkeley 94720.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Brandt
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Stark
mesh_terms: D000065:Accommodation, Ocular / Q000502:physiology*; D000703:Analog-Digital Conversion; D002138:Calibration; D005583:Fourier Analysis; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D010775:Photic Stimulation; D014796:Visual Perception / Q000502:physiology