Readings on Color, Volume 2: The Science of ColorAlex Byrne, David R. Hilbert |
Contents
The Causes of Color | 3 |
The Physical Basis of Color Specification | 33 |
Chromatic and Achromatic Response Functions | 67 |
Neural Coding of Color | 93 |
Recent Advances in Retinex Theory | 143 |
Color Constancy and the Natural Image | 161 |
Essay Concerning Color Constancy | 177 |
Color Blindness | 201 |
Color Perception Profiles in Central Achromatopsia | 277 |
On the Role of Parvocellular P and Magnocellular M Pathways | 291 |
An Adaptation to Regularities | 311 |
Visual Pigments and the Acquisition of Visual Information | 357 |
The Uses | 379 |
The Linguistic Significance of the Meanings of Basic Color Terms | 399 |
Glossary | 443 |
Contributors | 461 |
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