From thresholds to colour names: The application of an opponent-process model

Beyond the Lab: Applications of Cognitive Research in Memory and Learning

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 175-195

  Hine, Trevor J ^a   Mcllhagga, William H ^b   Cole, Graeme R ^c  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Colour names; Colour opponency; Cone contrasts; Nonlinearity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875462944     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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