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Temporal summation of the visual system was studied at suprathreshold levels by measuring reaction time (RT) to the double pulses that were equal in luminance (L) and duration. The RTs were determined as functions of L and the stimulus onset asynchrony (SOA) between the onsets of the two pulses. The relation between RT and L obtained for a given SOA was found to be a power function with the exponent 1/3. The function relating L to SOA was then derived for each of three criterion RTs. The L-SOA relationship indicated partial summation at SOAs shorter than about 20 msec. Inhibition was observed at SOAs longer than about 80 msec. These findings were consistent with the predictions from a temporal integration model.
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Ueno, T. Temporal summation and reaction time to double-light pulses at suprathreshold levels. Perception & Psychophysics 19, 399–404 (1976). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03199399
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