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QUADRILLAGE HERING-HERMANN [1 record]

Record 1 2009-07-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Surgical Equipment
  • The Eye
CONT

Lateral inhibition is induced by the Hermann-Hering grid. The drawing induces the appearance of illusory gray spots at the intersections of the white lines.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement médico-chirurgical
  • Oeil
DEF

Quadrillage formé de traits blancs perpendiculaires entre eux sur un fond noir.

OBS

Source MVISI-F : Le nouveau dictionnaire de la vision par Michel Millodot, Médiacom Vision Éditeur, 1997.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo médico y quirúrgico
  • Ojo
CONT

La retícula de Hering: dibujo con cuadrados negros en vertical y horizontal sobre fondo blanco. En cada intersección aparecen puntos grises, a excepción del punto en el que incide nuestra visión, porque los receptores de una parte se ven afectados por los [receptores] vecinos.

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