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Is there a single cell code for background light levels?

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Nachweis, dass bestimmte Zellen im visuellen System, obwohl sie auf kurze transitorische Reize nicht reagieren, gleichmässig und langfristig auf Änderungen des Beleuchtungshintergrundes der Umgebung ansprechen.

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  1. Comparative and Physiological Psychology, Biophysics, and Optometry, The Ohio State University, 338 West Tenth Avenue, 43210, Columbus, Ohio, USA

    G. D. Ritchie, A. A. Lee, T. J. Gast & R. M. Hill

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This work was supported by a grant from the National Eye Institute, U.S.P.H.S. We thankW.W. Somers andJ.E. Sheedy for their assistance.

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Ritchie, G.D., Lee, A.A., Gast, T.J. et al. Is there a single cell code for background light levels?. Experientia 31, 656–657 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01944612

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