Color science

Color science

Also called chromatics, it includes the perception of color by the human eye and brain, the origin of color in materials, color theory in art, and the physics of electromagnetic radiation in the visible range or light.

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complementary colors

Physics; Color science

Two color stimuli that can be additively mixed to produce an achromatic color (see additive mixture).

illuminant c

Physics; Color science

A standard illuminant that is an approximation to average daylight. Like all illuminants, illuminant C is specified by its spectral power distribution.

thalamus

Physics; Color science

A midbrain structure that plays a major role in relaying information from the various sensory receptors to other brain areas.

photoreceptor

Physics; Color science

A light sensitive neuron. Photoreceptors interact with light which produces changes in their electrical properties which are communicated to other neurons. They constitute the first stage in the ...

primary visual cortex

Physics; Color science

An area of the occipital lobe that performs the first stage of cortical visual processing. It receives inputs from the retina via the dLGN and sends outputs to other areas of the visual cortex. ...

depolarization

Physics; Color science

A decrease in the potential difference across the cell membrane of a neuron. Most neurons depolarize in response to stimulation.

rod

Physics; Color science

One of the two main classes of photoreceptor found in the vertebrate eye. Rods are very sensitive to light but fail to produce a usable signal at high light levels. They mediate night vision and ...