Spatial Adaptation On Video Display Terminals

Daniel S. Greenhouse; Ian L. Bailey; Peter A. Howarth; Samuel M. Berman

doi:10.1117/12.952699

15 August 1989 Spatial Adaptation On Video Display Terminals

Daniel S. Greenhouse, Ian L. Bailey, Peter A. Howarth, Samuel M. Berman

Proceedings Volume 1077, Human Vision, Visual Processing, and Digital Display; (1989) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.952699
Event: OE/LASE '89, 1989, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

Spatial adaptation, in the form of a frequency-specific reduction in contrast sensitivity, can occur when the visual system is exposed to certain stimuli. We employed vertical sinusoidal test gratings to investigate adaptation to the horizontal structure of text presented on a standard video display terminal. The parameters of the contrast sensitivity test were selected, on the basis of waveform analysis of spatial luminance scans of the text stimulus. We found. that subjects exhibited a small, but significant, frequency-specific adaptation consistent with the spatial frequency spectrum of the stimulus. Theoretical and practical significance of this finding are discussed.

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Daniel S. Greenhouse, Ian L. Bailey, Peter A. Howarth, and Samuel M. Berman "Spatial Adaptation On Video Display Terminals", Proc. SPIE 1077, Human Vision, Visual Processing, and Digital Display, (15 August 1989); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.952699

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