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The effects of color on brightness.

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Lotto, RB; Purves, D
Published in: Nature neuroscience
November 1999
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Observation of human subjects shows that the spectral returns of equiluminant colored surrounds govern the apparent brightness of achromatic test targets. The influence of color on brightness provides further evidence that perceptions of luminance are generated according to the empirical frequency of the possible sources of visual stimuli, and suggests a novel way of understanding color contrast and constancy.

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Dale Purves
Author Dale Purves Duke Institute for Brain Sciences
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Published In

Nature neuroscience

DOI

10.1038/14808

EISSN

1546-1726

ISSN

1097-6256

Publication Date

November 1999

Volume

2

Issue

11

Start / End Page

1010 / 1014

Related Subject Headings

  • Photic Stimulation
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Humans
  • Contrast Sensitivity
  • Computer Graphics
  • Color Perception
  • 5202 Biological psychology
  • 3209 Neurosciences
  • 1702 Cognitive Sciences
  • 1701 Psychology
 

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Lotto, R. B., & Purves, D. (1999). The effects of color on brightness. Nature Neuroscience, 2(11), 1010–1014. https://doi.org/10.1038/14808
Lotto, R. B., and D. Purves. “The effects of color on brightness.” Nature Neuroscience 2, no. 11 (November 1999): 1010–14. https://doi.org/10.1038/14808.
Lotto RB, Purves D. The effects of color on brightness. Nature neuroscience. 1999 Nov;2(11):1010–4.
Lotto, R. B., and D. Purves. “The effects of color on brightness.” Nature Neuroscience, vol. 2, no. 11, Nov. 1999, pp. 1010–14. Epmc, doi:10.1038/14808.
Lotto RB, Purves D. The effects of color on brightness. Nature neuroscience. 1999 Nov;2(11):1010–1014.

Published In

Nature neuroscience

DOI

10.1038/14808

EISSN

1546-1726

ISSN

1097-6256

Publication Date

November 1999

Volume

2

Issue

11

Start / End Page

1010 / 1014

Related Subject Headings

  • Photic Stimulation
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Humans
  • Contrast Sensitivity
  • Computer Graphics
  • Color Perception
  • 5202 Biological psychology
  • 3209 Neurosciences
  • 1702 Cognitive Sciences
  • 1701 Psychology