Simple reaction times in color space: The influence of chromaticity, contrast, and cone opponency

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 2267-2276

  McKeefry, Declan J ^a   Parry, Neil R A ^b   Murray, Ian J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER ROYAL EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLOR; COLORIMETRY; LUMINANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; RETINA CONE;

ADULT; COLOR PERCEPTION; CONES (RETINA); CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; HUMANS; LIGHT; MIDDLE AGED; REACTION TIME; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SPACE PERCEPTION;

EID: 0037407768     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.02-0772     Document Type: Article

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