For questions regarding the underpinnings of the perception of color by the brain.
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Do eyes accommodate to color?
I've heard that our eyes accommodate between colors too far from each other in the visible spectrum. I imagine it's not a true focal point accommodation, but rather linked with how brain processes the ...
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Whats a effective color for a TO-DO board? [migrated]
Different colors have different effects on our moods and behaviors. So, for a TO-DO board that is in line of sight of your workspace, what would be an effective color?
Some supporting ...
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Why people choose “boring” colors for new cars?
I've been interested in this question for a few years, sorry if this is not the right place to ask it.
As I've been driving around the US for the last few years, I noticed that some community parking ...
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Is there any chromatic analogue of the Shepard tone?
Is there any chromatic analogue of the Shepard tone? I am imagining that each pure tone would correspond to a pure wavelength of light, transformed in such a way that the middle of three consecutive ...
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What is the name of a test presenting words in different colors?
What's the name of this psychological test where you.
Read and pronounce words in three colors (red, blue, green). - Words and colors match. - Say word and color (which are the same).
As above - ...
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Is it possible for certain people to perceive colors differently?
What if someone perceives a color as 'red' when it is actually 'green'?
Since different people have preferences for different colors, and colors are perhaps constructed in the mind, is it possible ...
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Binaural Beats meets Sound-Color-Synesthesia
Binaural beats, the perception of which arises in the brain for specific physical stimuli. ... The effect on the brainwaves depends on the difference in frequencies of each tone: for example, if ...
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The effects of bilingualism on colour perception
Peltola et al. (2012) showed that there are two types of bilinguals.
Balanced bilinguals mix their two languages and are effected by linguistic categories from both.
Dominant bilinguals seem to ...
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How much red/orange is needed to stimulate hunger?
A common claim thrown around is that red and orange are great for restaurants because it stimulates hunger. However, I've heard time and time again that this does not work in web design because you ...
