Human color vision. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jan Kremers, Rigmor C. Baraas, N. Justin Marshall, editors.
• Other Names: Kremers, Jan; Baraas, Rigmor C; Marshall, N. Justin
• Contents: Preface; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1: The Genetics of€Color Vision and€Congenital Color Deficiencies; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Phototransduction Cascade; 1.3 Evolution of€Visual Pigments in€Vertebrates; 1.3.1 Ancestral Vertebrate Complement; 1.3.2 Loss of€Cone Pigment Classes in€the€Early Evolution of€Mammals; 1.4 Evolution of€Trichromacy in€Primates; 1.4.1 Gene Duplication and€Gene Conversion in€Old World Primates; 1.4.2 Spectral Tuning of€Primate Visual Pigments; 1.5 Color Vision Deficiencies and€Color Blindness; 1.5.1 L and€M Opsins in€Red-Green Color Vision Defects. 1.5.2 Blue-Cone Monochromacy1.5.3 Tritanopia; 1.5.4 Enhanced S-Cone Syndrome; 1.5.5 Achromatopsia; 1.5.6 Oligocone Trichromacy; 1.6 Cone and€Cone-Rod Dystrophies; 1.6.1 Dominant Autosomal Dystrophies; 1.6.2 X-Linked Cone Dystrophies; 1.7 Conclusion; References; Chapter 2: The Retinal Processing of€Photoreceptor Signals; 2.1 Photopigments and€Excitation of€Photoreceptors; 2.1.1 Spectral Sensitivities of€Photopigments and€Fundamentals; 2.1.2 Variability of€Pigment Spectra and€Its Consequences for€Psychophysics; 2.1.3 Responses of€Photoreceptors to€Stimuli. 2.2 Physiological Basis of Color Vision2.3 Post-receptoral Processing; 2.3.1 Horizontal Cells and Their Connectivity; 2.3.2 Bipolar Cells and Their Connectivity; 2.3.3 The Transmission of Photoreceptor Signals to Bipolar Cells; 2.3.4 Midget, Parasol and Bi-stratified Ganglion Cells; 2.4 Photoreceptor and Post-receptoral Processes Leading to the Electroretinogram; 2.4.1 Early Research on Chromatic Processes in the ERG; 2.4.2 Recent Developments; 2.5 Open Questions; 2.5.1 How Can a Chromatic ERG Signal Appear at all with Four PC-Cell Types?; 2.5.2 What Are the Effects of Selective Adaptation? 2.5.3 Are There Fundamental Differences Between€Protanopes and€Deuteranopes?2.5.4 How Can the€Intermediate Temporal Frequency (8-16€Hz) ERG Have Very Similar Response Amplitudes for€a€Large Range of€Different Spatial Configurations of€a€Stimulus?; 2.6 Future Perspectives; References; Chapter 3: Functional Imaging of€Cone Photoreceptors; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Optical Constraints on€Imaging Cones; 3.2.1 Photoreceptor Waveguiding; 3.2.2 Use of€Adaptive Optics Technology for€In€Vivo Imaging; 3.3 Biophysical Cone Imaging; 3.3.1 Absorptance Classification of€Cones In€Vitro. 3.3.2 Absorptance Classification of€Cones In€Vivo3.3.3 Physiological Classification of€Cones In€Vitro; 3.4 Practical Constraints on€Functional Cone Imaging In€Vivo; 3.4.1 Fixational Eye Motion; 3.4.2 Chromatic Dispersion; 3.4.3 Vascular Interference; 3.4.4 Characterization of€Delivered Microstimuli; 3.4.5 Psychophysical Testing and€Variability; 3.5 Psychophysical Cone Imaging; 3.5.1 S Cone Testing; 3.5.2 Dysfunctional Cone Testing; 3.5.3 Cone Spectral Identification and€Match with€Absorptance Imaging; 3.5.4 Color Appearance of€Microstimuli; 3.6 Conclusions and€Caveats; References.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 612.8/4; 610; Color vision; MEDICAL -- Physiology; SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Human Anatomy & Physiology; Color vision; Biomedicine; Neurosciences; Ophthalmology; Color Vision; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319449784; 3319449788
• Related ISBNs: 9783319449760; 3319449761
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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