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<p>Werner, J. S., Bieber, M. L., & Schefrin, B. E. (2000). Senescence of foveal and parafoveal cone sensitivities and their relations to macular pigment density. Journal of the Optical Society of America A, 17(9), 1518-1532.<br>
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<p>Bieber, M. L., Volbrecht, V. J., & Werner, J. S. (1998). Foveal cone photopigment distribution: small alterations associated with macular pigment distribution. Vision Research, 38(21), 3241-3248.<br>
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<p><font face="Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif">Werner, J. S., Donnelly, S. K., & Kliegl, R. (1987). Aging and human macular pigment density. Vision Research, 27(2), 257-268.</font><br>
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<p><font face="Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif">Hammond, B. R., Wooten, B. R., & Snodderly, D. M. (1997). Individual variations in the spatial profile of human macular pigment. Journal of the Optical Society of America A, 14(6), 1187-1196.<br>
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<b>Envoyé :</b> lundi 14 septembre 2026 17:59<br>
<b>À :</b> Kenneth KNOBLAUCH<br>
<b>Cc :</b> visionlist@visionscience.com; Etienne Rey<br>
<b>Objet :</b> Re: [*Email Suspect*] [visionlist] is this visual illusion already existing?</font>
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<div>Thanks for the feedback. </div>
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<div>The idea is that the two colors are defined by Gaussian densities in the spectral range of visible wavelengths such that:</div>
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<div>- both colors have the same mode (~470 nm, see below)</div>
<div>- the background color is narrow (std of 4 nm) while that of the shape is broader (40 nm)</div>
<div>- these colors are normalized to be of the same luminance (relying on the very practical `colormath` package)</div>
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<div>In summary, the colors are the same except one (the background) is more precise in spectral space ad the other less (shape).</div>
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<div>Your mention of the Maxwell spot is clearly the good direction. It gave me pointers to interesting papers including :</div>
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<div>- Marina Gardasevic, Robert J. Lucas, Annette E. Allen <i>Appearance of Maxwell’s spot in images rendered using a cyan primary </i><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0042698919301889" id="LPlnk699336" previewremoved="true">https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0042698919301889</a></div>
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<div>- Akiyoshi Kitaoka <a href="https://www.psy.ritsumei.ac.jp/akitaoka/shitsukan-shikikaku2024.html" id="LPlnk846922">https://www.psy.ritsumei.ac.jp/akitaoka/shitsukan-shikikaku2024.html</a></div>
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<div>This paper pointed to a peak wavelength of 460nm (for the blue in OLED displays) which makes the effect a bit different. The notebook explores the range of 460 to 490 nm giving differential effects.</div>
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<div>Thanks, Laurent</div>
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<div>Le 14 sept. 2026 à 16:09, Kenneth KNOBLAUCH <ken.knoblauch@inserm.fr> a écrit :</div>
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us some more about the spectral characteristics of the stimuli. I suspect that you are seeing the differential filtering by macular pigment in fovea and parafovea, like Maxwell’s spot but sampled discretely. I am a protanope and see it. </span>
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