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IN the perception of brightness the responses from all three classes of cone in the human eye are pooled. Evidence from recent electrophysiological measurements1, however, indicates that the contrast detected by a particular colour channel is assessed independently of the summation. Specifically, the existence of a red sensitive channel in which this occurred was demonstrated.
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ELLIS, B., BURRELL, G., WHARF, J. et al. Independence of channels in colour contrast perception. Nature 254, 691–692 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1038/254691a0
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