A comparison of results from parameter estimations of impulse responses of the transient visual system

Parameter estimations of a fourth-order linear model are applied to data from subthreshold measurements of impulse responses of the transient visual system. These impulse responses were obtained experimentally by several subjects, at two different background luminance levels and for different field sizes. The parameter estimations show consistent results over different subjects. For both different background levels and field sizes there are consequent changes in the estimated parameters. On the basis of these changes a proposal is made for a spatiotemporal model of the transient visual system.