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OBSERVATIONS of coloured areas using the stabilized retinal image (an image which remains stationary on the retina despite eye movements) have produced reports of gradual desaturation of colours1, or of colour fusion if bipartite coloured fields are used2. When black and white geometrical shapes are examined, a marked loss of contrast occurs, with ultimate failure of perception over parts or the whole of the visual field3. The examination of targets in which colour gradations and major pattern variations occur simultaneously has, however, not been reported; and it is not easy to predict the phenomena which might be expected to occur in these conditions.
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BEELER, G., FENDER, D., NOBEL, P. et al. Perception of Pattern and Colour in the Stabilized Retinal Image. Nature 203, 1200 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/2031200a0
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