> those means the number of luminance levels the eye
> can distinguish decreases gradually from light to dark
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> given high log/intensity than in those with a given low
> log/intensity?
I don't know the answer, but you'd start by considering the two
photoreceptor systems separately. When you say "decreases gradually" it
sounds like you expect a smooth response curve. But it's unlikely the two
systems behave exactly the same.
It also helps to narrow down the type of stimulus for which you want an
answer. Contrast sensitivity, spatial acuity and color sensitivity all the
magnitude of JND's. For example, see "Purkinje shift".
http://www.engineering.uiowa.edu/~aip/Lectures/eye_phys_lecture.pdf
http://www.psych.ucsb.edu/~loomis/loomis_79.pdf
http://arapaho.nsuok.edu/~salmonto/Board_review.pdf
-MT
Mike Tyner - 25 Sep 2006 15:40 GMT
> Contrast sensitivity, spatial acuity and color sensitivity all the
> magnitude of JND's.
Should read "and color sensitivity all AFFECT the magnitude of JND's.
-MT