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Science 9 January 1970:
Vol. 167. no. 3915, pp. 207 - 208
DOI: 10.1126/science.167.3915.207
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Critical Flicker-Fusion of Solid and Annular Stimuli

Daniel N. Robinson 1

1 Department of Psychology, Amherst College

Critical flicker-fusion thresholds were measured with both solid disks and annular stimuli. The former subtended 1, 4, and 8 degrees of visual angle, and the latter subtended 4 and 8 degrees. The illuminated region of the 4-degree annulus provided the same area of stimulation as that of the 1-degree disk. The illuminated region of the 8-degree annulus provided the same area of stimulation as the 4-degree disk. Annular stimuli significantly reduced critical flicker-fusion thresholds relative to those obtained with disk stimuli of the same area. The effects are not explicable in terms of heterogeneous retinal sensitivity. Laws relating critical flicker-fusion to area seem to be valid only under the restricted condition of homogeneous stimulation.

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