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THE PHYSIOLOGICAL BASIS FOR THE SENSATION OF GLOOM: QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE ASPECTS
Author(s) -
Rothwell Susan E.,
Campbell Fergus W.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
ophthalmic and physiological optics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.147
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1475-1313
pISSN - 0275-5408
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-1313.1987.tb01014.x
Subject(s) - gloom , daylight , sensation , psychology , cognitive psychology , optometry , audiology , optics , medicine , physics , neuroscience
As our ambient lighting is gradually reduced from a high level, subjects use the following words‐bright, gloomy, dim and dark. On six subjects the light level at which these decisions are given has been measured. It has been found that the word gloomy is used when the rods begin to take over from the colour‐sensitive daylight cones.