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Illusory color and the brain

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The study of illusory colors have shown that the color processing in the brain occurs with processing the properties like form and depth along with hue, saturation and brightness. Ehrenstein illusion is used to reveal how color, shape and form are linked in the brain's perception of the visual and physical world.

Author: Werner, John S., Pinna, Baingio, Spillmann, Lothar
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2007
Science & research, Psychological aspects, Research, Color vision, Optical illusions, Colour perception, Color constancy, Colour constancy

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Color television, 1950; why good sausages go bad

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Brief information about color television, flight through the stratosphere, group therapy, cause of automobile accidents, population forecast for 3000, Indian shell mounds and why sausages could be poisonous is presented. The information dates from 1950, 1900 and 1850.

Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2000
Health aspects, Television sets, Televisions, Forecasts and trends, History, Sausage, Population, Sausages

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A good turn

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Shortage of funds had put a stop to the scale model of a promising fish-friendly hydro-power turbine. The Electric Power Research Institute has now assumed the project, and plans to make the turbine commercially feasible.

Author: Bodin, Madeline
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2007
Product development, Financial management, Turbines and turbine generator sets, Turbine and Turbine Generator Set Units Manufacturing, Hydraulic Turbines, Finance, Environmental aspects, Company financing, Electric Power Research Institute

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