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The perception of flicker: Theoretical note on the relation between brightness and darkness enhancement
Author(s) -
MAGNUSSEN SVEIN,
BJØRKLUND ROALD A.,
KRÜGER JÜRGEN
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.743
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1467-9450
pISSN - 0036-5564
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9450.1979.tb00706.x
Subject(s) - darkness , brightness , flicker , asymmetry , psychology , perception , optics , physics , neuroscience , computer science , quantum mechanics , operating system
A reexamination of experiments on the brightness and darkness enhancement of flickering lights suggests that the mechanism responsible for the asymmetry of the effects (darkness enhancement being a stronger effect than brightness enhancement) is independent and central to the mechanism responsible for the frequency‐dependent brightness and darkness variations.