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Vision Research

Volume 46, Issues 1–2, January 2006, Pages 106-116
Vision Research

Chromatic assimilation measured by temporal nulling

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Abstract

Chromatic assimilation is the shift in color appearance toward nearby light. Assimilation was measured using nearby light with time-varying chromaticity. This light induced time-varying assimilation within the test area. Assimilation was quantified by the amplitude of temporally varying test-area light – in counter-phase to the induced assimilation – required to null the assimilation. Unlike previous studies of assimilation, observers here judged only the steadiness of the test area, not its color. The inducing light was varied in luminance, temporal frequency and chromaticity. The measured assimilation could not be explained by only optical factors affecting receptoral quantal absorption. This implies a neural process contributes to assimilation. The nulling measurements showed also that assimilation was not induced independently within the L/M- and S-cone pathways.

Keywords

Chromatic assimilation
Chromatic contrast
Spread light
Temporal nulling

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