It Is in the nature of the colours

Seeing and Perceiving

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 39-73

  Da Pos, Osvaldo ^a   Albertazzi, Liliana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

CATEGORIZATION; COLOUR; COLOUR OPPONENCY; GESTALT; NATURE NURTURE; RELATIVISM; UNIQUE HUES; UNIVERSALISM

Indexed keywords

CATEGORIZATION; GESTALT; NATURE/NURTURE; RELATIVISM; UNIQUE HUES; UNIVERSALISM;

COLOR VISION;

COLOR;

ANIMAL; COGNITION; COLOR VISION; HUMAN; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; COGNITION; COLOR PERCEPTION; HUMANS; PHOTIC STIMULATION;

EID: 77954590430     PISSN: 18784755     EISSN: 18784763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/187847509X12605137947466     Document Type: Article

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