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Chromatic assimilation unaffected by perceived depth of inducing light

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 April 2005

STEVEN K. SHEVELL and
DINGCAI CAO
STEVEN K. SHEVELL
Affiliation:
Departments of Psychology and Ophthalmology and Visual Science, University of Chicago, Chicago
DINGCAI CAO
Affiliation:
Departments of Psychology and Ophthalmology and Visual Science, University of Chicago, Chicago
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Abstract

Chromatic assimilation is a shift toward the color of nearby light. Several studies conclude that a neural process contributes to assimilation but the neural locus remains in question. Some studies posit a peripheral process, such as retinal receptive-field organization, while others claim the neural mechanism follows depth perception, figure/ground segregation, or perceptual grouping. The experiments here tested whether assimilation depends on a neural process that follows stereoscopic depth perception. By introducing binocular disparity, the test field judged in color was made to appear in a different depth plane than the light that induced assimilation. The chromaticity and spatial frequency of the inducing light, and the chromaticity of the test light, were varied. Chromatic assimilation was found with all inducing-light sizes and chromaticities, but the magnitude of assimilation did not depend on the perceived relative depth planes of the test and inducing fields. We found no evidence to support the view that chromatic assimilation depends on a neural process that follows binocular combination of the two eyes' signals.

Keywords

Chromatic inductionChromatic assimilationStereo disparityFigure/ground segregation

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Visual Neuroscience , Volume 21 , Issue 3 , May 2004, pp. 373 - 376
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© 2004 Cambridge University Press

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