Psychologists increase understanding of how the brain perceives shades of gray

Thursday, November 10, 2011 - 14:30 in Psychology & Sociology

Peoples' eyes, nerves and brains translate light into electrochemical signals and then into an experience of the world around them. A close look shows that even seemingly simple tasks, like keeping a stable perception of an object's color in different lighting conditions or distinguishing black and white objects, is, in fact, very challenging. By way of a novel experiment, psychologists have now provided new insight into how the brain tackles this problem.

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