NATS 1720 Study Guide - Color Vision, Visual Cortex, Color Psychology
16 May 2013
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The main intent of writing this essay is to describe the psychological and cognitive aspects of color. Accompanied with highly schematic fashion illustrations, the most special features of the color perception procedure are emphasized and well-explained. My goals by doing so are [1] to expand horizons about the field of physics of light, [2] to provide a comprehensive analysis concerning prominent applications of color in our daily lives. People rely greatly on their sense of sight so that they have a tendency to compare it with what is trustworthy. For people to see, there must be light. Light is an electromagnetic radiation that travels as a wave. As shown in the following figure1, light waves vary in amplitude (height) and in wavelength (the distance between two peaks and troughs). The amplitude affects mostly the perception of brightness, while wavelength affects mostly the perception of color.
