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The magnitude of the optokinetic nystagmus is used as a measure of the effect of changing the luminance. All other parameters of the pattern were kept constant.
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The optokinetic stimulation proved to be most efficient within the range of scotopic luminances (Fig.4).
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It is suggested that scotopic stimulus intensities should be used in the investigation of the functional organization of the rabbit's retina.
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Nuboer, J.F.W. The efficacy of optokinetic stimuli of different field radiances as shown to a rabbit. Pflugers Arch. 315, 250–261 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00586416
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