Chromatic opponency in 3-month-old human infants.
A test spectral sensitivity curve was measured on 3-month-old human infants using a steady 8 degrees test light on a 580 nm adapting field. The data show a "Sloan" notch near 580 nm and a peak near 610 nm. The results are compared to standard nonopponent and opponent models of color vision, and it is concluded that 3-month-old infants have a chromatically opponent detection channel.
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Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle 98195.
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D000221:Adaptation, Ocular; D003118:Color Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012684:Sensory Thresholds / Q000502:physiology; D013053:Spectrophotometry