THE Purkinje shift is the displacement of the maximum sensitivity of the eye towards the blue end of the spectrum at low levels of ambient illumination. It occurs in a wide variety of vertebrates ...

The choice of these colors isn't arbitrary. It's rooted in the Purkinje effect, a phenomenon in which our eyes become more sensitive to bluish-green hues during low-light conditions. By wearing ...

NEW DELHI: The total solar eclipse set to traverse Mexico, the United States, and Canada on April 8 provides a rare opportunity for observers to experience the Purkinje effect, a unique optical ...

The normal conduction system in the ventricles is called the His-Purkinje system and consists of cells that can conduct electricity quite rapidly. Thus, normal conduction of an electrical impulse ...