An opponent-process theory of color vision.

Теория цветового зрения на основе оппонентных процессов.
Leo M. Hurvich, Dorothea Jameson
1957-11-01

Hering theoryYoung-Helmholtz three-component hypothesiscolor visionopponent-process theory
The two major theoretical accounts of color vision are those classified as the Young-Helmholtz and the Hering types of theories. For many years the former has been judged by most work-ers in the field to provide the simplest explanation of the way in which light stimuli give rise to color sensations. The advantages that appear to favor the Young-Helmholtz three-component hypothesis are two: it is parsimonious, and its postulates are easily quantifiable and hence subject to precise experimen-tal test. In its parsimonious and easily quantifiable form, the theory is simple:
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Advantages of the Young-Helmholtz theory are parsimony and ease of quantification, making it amenable to precise experimental tests.
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The Young-Helmholtz three-component hypothesis has been judged by most workers to provide the simplest explanation of how light stimuli produce color sensations.
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The abstract frames the Young-Helmholtz theory in a parsimonious and quantifiable form, implying a contrast with opponent-process ideas.
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There are two major theoretical accounts of color vision: Young-Helmholtz (three-component) and Hering (opponent-process) types.

Human color vision system (the perceptual mechanism producing color sensations)

Opponent-process theory explaining how light stimuli are transformed into color sensations and how it compares to the Young–Helmholtz three-component hypothesis

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Leo M. Hurvich
Dorothea Jameson
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