Rod influence on hue-scaling functions
1Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle 98195, USA. sbuck@u.washington.edu
Abstract:
Rod influence on hue appearance of spectral lights was characterized by comparing the scaling of red, green, yellow, and blue hue sensations for an 8 degrees-diameter, 7 degrees-eccentric test spot under conditions that minimized (cone plateau) and maximized (dark adapted) rod influence at two mesopic light levels (1.5 and 3.0 log scoptic trolands). At the lower light level, the hue-scaling functions showed that rod signals influenced the spectral range and magnitude of all four primary hues. The rod influence could not be characterized as a ubiquitous augmentation or diminution of any hue over the entire spectrum. This constrains models of rod influence on color vision.
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