Afterimages from Unseen Stimuli

Observers adapted to a field of randomly coloured twinkling tiles, in which was embedded a faint, subthreshold green letter. Observers failed to discern this letter, but they readily reported its pink afterimage afterwards. This demonstrates a storage of changing colours over time; adaptation occurs...

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Main Authors: Stuart Anstis, Janos Geier, Mariann Hudak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2012-09-01
Series:i-Perception
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1068/i0547sas
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description Observers adapted to a field of randomly coloured twinkling tiles, in which was embedded a faint, subthreshold green letter. Observers failed to discern this letter, but they readily reported its pink afterimage afterwards. This demonstrates a storage of changing colours over time; adaptation occurs for the average of each retinal point.
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