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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Vision Res. 2007 Mar 7;47(8):1060–1074. doi: 10.1016/j.visres.2006.11.027

Table 1.

A summary of rod and cone TCSFs and two-pulse summation studies.

Study Receptor Type Method Adaptation Levela Spatial Extent Surround Retinal Locus Pulse Duration
Hess & Nordby, 1986 Rod TCSF 0.003–130 ST 10×15° (0.3 cpd grating) N/A 4–5°  
Nygaard & Frumkes, 1985 Rod TCSF 0.025–0.4 ST No  
Smith, 1973 Rod TCSF 0.005–50 ST 7° (0.3 cpd grating) N/A  
van den Berg & Spekreijse, 1977 Rod TCSF 0.13 ST No 10°  

de Lange, 1958 Cone TCSF 4.3–430 PT Yes Fovea  
Keesey, 1970 Cone TCSF 26–260 PT Yes Fovea  
Kelly, 1959 Cone TCSF 1000 PT Yes Fovea  
Roufs, 1972 Cone TCSF 2–525 PT No Fovea  
Swanson et al 1987 Cone TCSF 0.9–900 PT No Fovea  
van der Gon/van der Tweel, 1961 Cone TCSF 2–200 PT 0.37° No Fovea  
van Nes et al, 1967 Cone TCSF 0.85–850 PT 0.64 cpd grating N/A Fovea  

Burr & Morrone, 1993 Cone 2 Pulse 163 PT 6.25° (1 cpd grating) N/A Fovea 8 ms
Herrick, 1972 Cone 2 Pulse 5.0–210 PT 1.1° No Fovea 5 ms
Ikeda, 1965 Cone 2 Pulse 61.2 & 328 PT 0.5° Yes Fovea 12.5ms
Meijer et al, 1978 Cone 2 Pulse 120 PT 1.6° No 3.5° 10 ms
Roufs, 1973 Cone 2 Pulse 1–120 PT No Fovea 2–3 ms
Shinomori & Werner, 2003 Cone 2 Pulse 49 PT 2.26° (Gaussian patch) N/A Fovea 1.2 ms
Uchikawa & Yoshizawa, 1993 Cone 2 Pulse 10 PT 1.5° No Fovea 10 ms
Uetsuki & Ikeda, 1970 Cone 2 Pulse 1–300 PT 0.5° Yes Fovea 10 ms
a

ST: Scotopic Td PT: Photopic Td