https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/633590
標題: | Enhanced human contrast sensitivity with increased stimulation of melanopsin in intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells | 作者: | Chien, Sung En SU-LING YEH Yamashita, Wakayo Tsujimura, Sei ichi |
關鍵字: | Contrast sensitivity | Dendritic field | DoG model | ipRGC | Melanopsin | Parasol ganglion cell | Receptive field | 公開日期: | 1-八月-2023 | 卷: | 209 | 來源出版物: | Vision Research | 摘要: | The intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs) are known to serve non-image-forming functions, such as photoentrainment of the circadian rhythm and pupillary light reflex. However, how they affect human spatial vision is largely unknown. The spatial contrast sensitivity function (CSF), which measures contrast sensitivity as a function of spatial frequency, was used in the current study to investigate the function of ipRGCs in pattern vision. To compare the effects of different background lights on the CSF, we utilized the silent substitution technique. We manipulated the stimulation level of melanopsin (i.e., the visual pigment of ipRGCs) from the background light while keeping the cone stimulations constant, or vice versa. We conducted four experiments to measure the CSFs at various spatial frequencies, eccentricities, and levels of background luminance. Results showed that melanopsin stimulation from the background light enhances spatial contrast sensitivity across different eccentricities and luminance levels. Our finding that melanopsin contributes to CSF, combined with the receptive field analysis, suggests a role for the magnocellular pathway and challenges the conventional view that ipRGCs are primarily responsible for non-visual functions. |
URI: | https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/633590 | ISSN: | 00426989 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.visres.2023.108271 |
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