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The present paper describes a training procedure that can be used to obtain contrast-sensitivity functions in a single session with monkeys (Macaca mulatto). Examples of these functions, obtained early in the testing phase of the procedure, are presented. For comparison, the functions obtained from several human volunteers performing the same procedure are also shown. The resulting methodology is versatile enough to use in a variety of sensory systems with only minor modifications.
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We thank R. Upchurch, A. Thomas, C. Bates, F. Thrasher, and Petty Officers A. Ortiz and L. Buford for technical aid and the handling and care of the monkeys. Much of this work was done while T. L. DeVietti was at the Naval Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory supported by an Intergovernmental Personnel Act contract (1989–1990) and an American Society for Engineering Education award for summer faculty (1991). The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Navy, Department of Defense, or the U.S. Government. This research was sponsored by the Naval Medical Research and Development Command under Work Unit 62233n mm33130.002-7001. The animals used in this work were handled in accordance with the principles outlined in the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, prepared by the Committee on Care and Use of Laboratory Animals of the Institute of Laboratory Animals Resources, National Research Council, DHHS, NIH Publication No. 85-23, 1985; and the Animal Welfare Act of 1966, as amended. Volunteer subjects were recruited, evaluated, and employed in accordance with the procedures specified in the Department of Defense Directive 3216.2 and Secretary of the Navy Instruction 3900.39 series. These instructions are based upon voluntary informed consent and meet or exceed the provisions of prevailing national and international guidelines.
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Devietti, T.L., D’andrea, J.A., Hatcher, D.J. et al. A training procedure for obtaining contrast-sensitivity functions within a single session in monkeys. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 31, 245–248 (1993). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03334919
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