Title :
A new model for colour vision
Author_Institution :
Ragnar Granit Inst. of Biomed. Eng., Tampere Univ. of Technol., Tampere, Finland
fDate :
Oct. 29 1992-Nov. 1 1992
Abstract :
Current models of vision cannot fully explain all aspects of colour vision. A new model for colour vision is described here that takes into consideration polarisational effects in the retina. The receptor cells can be modelled as combined half-wave plate and analyser, that in combination with the polarisational effects of Henle´s fiber layer in the macula, produces a receptor system that will respond preferentially to a particular colour to the detriment of its complementary colour. This polariser-analyser model merges colour opponency and three-colour theorems, and offers an explanation as to why yellow behaves as a quasi-primary colour.
Keywords :
colour vision; eye; physiological models; analyser; colour vision model; half-wave plate; polarisational effects; receptor cells; retina; Analytical models; Color;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1992 14th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Paris
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0785-2
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1992.5761974