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[Peter Ludvig Panum's sensory physiological works from his years in Kiel 1853-1864]
1Medizinischen Universität zu Lübeck.
Abstract:
In 1858 Panum published a monography on "Physiologische Untersuchungen über das Sehen mit zwei Augen". He proposed the concept of corresponding circles of perception instead of the absolute identity of corresponding points on the retina. This was met with opposition particularly by A. W. Volkmann of Halle who tried to explain psychologically all stereoscopic phenomena (Arch. Ophthalmol., 1859). Both authors defended their views with numerous experiments. Panum's results in "Uber einheitliche Verschmelzung verschiedenartiger Netzhauteindrücke beim Sehen mit zwei Augen" (Arch. Anatomie, 1861) is still valid today.
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