Colour-opponent mechanisms are not affected by age-related chromatic sensitivity changes

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 653-659

  Wuerger, Sophie ^a   Xiao, Kaida ^a   Fu, Chenyang ^a   Karatzas, Dimosthenis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ageing; Chromatic sensitivity; Colour appearance; Compensatory mechanisms; Unique hues

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COLOR VISION; COLOR VISION TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPHYSICS; RETINA CONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; COLOR PERCEPTION; COLOR PERCEPTION TESTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOPHYSICS; RETINAL CONE PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956159320     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: 14751313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-1313.2010.00744.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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