Ewald Hering
German physiologist (1834-1918) · Educators · Died at 83
Karl Ewald Konstantin Hering was a German physiologist who did much research in color vision, binocular perception, eye movements, and hyperacuity. He proposed opponent color theory in 1892.
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1918Died26 January 19181911Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and ArtAward1906Graefe medalAward1902Foreign Member of the Royal SocietyAward1834Born5 August 1834
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Hering's demonstration of his law of visual direction![Ewald Hering's model of how a Vernier acuity stimulus is coded by a receptor array. Receptors marked c signal a different position code along the horizontal direction from either the position a code or the position b code.[6]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Ewald_Hering_%281899%29_Fig_2.pdf/page1-330px-Ewald_Hering_%281899%29_Fig_2.pdf.jpg)
Ewald Hering's model of how a Vernier acuity stimulus is coded by a receptor array. Receptors marked c signal a different position code along the horizontal direction from either the position a code or the position b code.[6]
Depiction of predictions for refoveating Muller's stimulus with eyes moving independently or eyes following Hering's law of equal innervationAwards
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Educators
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Educator
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Deceased
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Lived 1834 to 1918 · aged 83
