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Visualizing Visual Adaptation
Published on: April 24, 2017
Abstract:
The additivity of red chromatic valence was investigated by the hue cancellation method for 4 normal observers. Additivity held for wavelength combinations of 610-680 nm and 400-440 nm. When using 400-680 nm, additivity failure of enhancement type was found for two observers, reduction type failure for a third, and additivity, for a forth. The results suggest a nonlinear property of the red-green process for some observers and are discussed in terms of the contribution of B-cones to the process.
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