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The perceived color of a light varies with the background on which it is seen. In the present study, patterned backgrounds composed of two different chromaticities caused larger shifts in perceived color than did a uniform background at either chromaticity within the pattern. Cortical receptive-field organization, but not optical factors or known retinal neurons, can account for the color shifts from patterned backgrounds.
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Supported by NIH grant EY-04802. Publication supported in part by an unrestricted grant to the Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Science from Research to Prevent Blindness.
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Monnier, P., Shevell, S. Large shifts in color appearance from patterned chromatic backgrounds. Nat Neurosci 6, 801–802 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/nn1099
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