The influence of dopamine on spatial vision

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J P HarrisO T Phillipson

Abstract

Contrast thresholds for, and contrast matches between, stationary gratings of three spatial frequencies (0.5, 2, and 8 c/deg) were measured on eight subjects with a history of schizophrenia, just before, and again two to three days after, a therapeutic injection of depot neuroleptic. The drug enhanced sensitivity at the low, and reduced it at the medium and high spatial frequency. After injection, subjects required more contrast to match the apparent contrast of the high, and less contrast to match that of the low, to that of the medium spatial frequency. Pupillary measurements suggested that these effects were not due to drug-induced changes in pupil size. The results are discussed in terms of the functional role of dopamine in the retina, and a possible application in therapy for amblyopia.

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