Robert McDermott

Uniqueness of the S-cone pedicle in the human retina and consequences for color processing

The purpose of this study was to investigate more fully the shape and content of ribbons and synapses to second‐order neurons in the short‐wavelength cone (S‐cone, blue cone) pedicle and to learn more concerning the uniqueness of the S‐cone system in the primate retina.

Electrical energy absorption in the human head from a cellular telephone

The antenna of a cellular telephone in close proximity to the human head for a variety of time periods raises questions. This research uses the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method to calculate the power deposition from a cellular telephone on a high-resolution model of a human head as measured by the specific absorption rates (SAR) in W/kg. Visualization has been used to verify the modeling for simulation, assisted in analyzing the data and understanding the physical aspects controlling the power absorption.