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Christoph Witzel1, Maria Olkkonen2, Karl R Gegenfurtner1

  • 1Abteilung Allgemeine Psychologie,Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen,35625 Giessen,Germany;gegenfurtner@uni-giessen.dehttp://www.allpsych.uni-giessen.de/karl.

The Behavioral and Brain Sciences
|March 31, 2017
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Cognition influences color perception through memory effects. Our Bayesian model demonstrates a plausible interaction between memory and perception in vision science, addressing potential pitfalls.

Area of Science:

  • Vision Science
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Color Perception

Background:

  • Memory colour effects demonstrate that cognition, including memory and prior knowledge, influences colour perception.
  • Previous research has raised potential pitfalls concerning the study of memory colours.
  • This study addresses these concerns by presenting a novel theoretical framework.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present a Bayesian model of colour appearance.
  • To illustrate the plausibility of an interaction between perception and memory from a vision science perspective.
  • To demonstrate that the potential pitfalls identified by Firestone & Scholl (2016) do not apply to the proposed model.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a Bayesian computational model of colour appearance.

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  • Theoretical analysis of the model in relation to established principles of vision science.
  • Evaluation of the model against potential methodological pitfalls in memory colour research.

    • Main Results:

    • The proposed Bayesian model provides a coherent framework for understanding memory colour effects.
    • The model illustrates a plausible mechanism for the interaction between memory and visual perception.
    • The model successfully navigates the identified pitfalls in memory colour research.

    Conclusions:

    • An interaction between memory and perception is a plausible component of colour appearance within vision science.
    • Bayesian modeling offers a robust approach to investigating cognitive influences on perception.
    • This work advances the understanding of how memory shapes our visual experience of colour.