Perception of the Mccollough Effect Correlates with Activity in Extrastriate Cortex: A Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study
- 1 September 1999
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Psychological Science
- Vol. 10 (5) , 444-448
- https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9280.00184
Abstract
The McCollough effect is a striking color aftereffect that is linked to the orientation of the patterns used to induce it. To produce the McCollough effect, two differently oriented grating patterns, such as a red-and-black vertical grating and a green-and-black horizontal grating, are viewed alternately for a few minutes. After such colored gratings are viewed, the white sections of a vertical black-and-white test grating appear to be tinged with green, and the white sections of a horizontal grating appear to be tinged with pink. We present evidence from a functional magnetic resonance imaging study that the perception of the McCollough effect correlates with increased activation in the lingual and fusiform gyri—extrastriate visual areas that have been implicated in color perception in humans.Keywords
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