title: The brightness of diamonds.
abstract: A brightness illusion and transparency effects are described for configurations comprising alternating black and white bars on which are superimposed mid-luminance shapes (diamonds and hexagons). The resulting phenomena are predictable by Anderson's 'scission theory', which is thus given further support.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Psicologia Generale, Università di Padova, via Venezia 8, I 35131 Padua, Italy. sergio.roncato@unipd.it
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Roncato
mesh_terms: D015350:Contrast Sensitivity / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D009903:Optical Illusions / Q000502:physiology*; D010364:Pattern Recognition, Visual / Q000502:physiology*; D010775:Photic Stimulation / Q000379:methods