Abstract
We have recorded colour evoked visual potentials (N87) and electroretino-grams (P60) with the stimulus diameter varied between 2° and 10°. VEPs tend to saturate at about 6°, while ERGs continue to increase in amplitude up to 10°. This different behavior is interpreted as a correlate of the cortical magnification of foveal vision.
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Plendl, H., Paulus, W., Krafczyk, S. (1991). Effect of field size on the colour evoked potentials and the electroretinogram. In: Drum, B., Moreland, J.D., Serra, A. (eds) Colour Vision Deficiencies X. Documenta Ophthalmologica Proceedings Series, vol 54. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3774-4_6
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