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Science 27 January 1967:
Vol. 155. no. 3761, pp. 481 - 482
DOI: 10.1126/science.155.3761.481
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Visual Reaction Times on a Circle about the Fovea

W. H. Payne 1

1 Departments of Psychology and Information Science, Washington State University, Pullman 99163

Reaction times to a dim photopic stimulus were measured on a circle about the fovea, 15° from the line of direct vision. Large variations in reaction time were found on various half meridians and were interpreted as reflecting the distribution of retinal receptors.


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