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research_areas[0].push(new demo('Brightness contrast: standard','In viewing this stimulus, people invariably perceive the square on the brighter surround (left) to be darker than the square on the darker surround (right). Click on the "Play" button to convince yourself that the squares are equiluminant or click on the "Move mask" button to manually position the mask over the squares.', 'simultaneous-brightness-contrast/', 'SBC1.swf','null','bcs')); research_areas[0].push(new demo('Brightness contrast: gradient','In this example of simultaneous brightness contrast, the brightness of the circle is perceived to increase as it moves to the darker side (right) of the gradient and to decrease as it moves to the left side. Click on the "Move mask" button to position a mask over the gradient and convince yourself that that the luminance of the circle remains constant.','simultaneous-brightness-contrast/','SBCgr.swf')); research_areas[0].push(new demo('Brightness contrast: cube scene','As can be seen by masking out the context, the gray diamonds on the upper and lower front face of the cubes are identical, but look very different in the unmasked scene. When the information in a scene indicates that, on statistical grounds, two targets are differently reflective surfaces under different illuminants, they look differently bright (or light). (Image from: An empirical explanation of brightness. Williams, SM, McCoy AN, Purves D. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 95: 13301-13306 [1998])','simultaneous-brightness-contrast/','SBC0.swf',null,'bcc')); research_areas[0].push(new demo('Brightness contrast: multiple cues','When diverse statistical information about the sources of a visual stimulus is mutually consistent, two equiluminant surfaces can be made to appear dramatically different than they do in standard presentations. In this case, the empirical information indicates a high probability that the two surfaces are differently reflective materials under different levels of illumination, making the same patch in one part of the scene look very dark gray, and in another part of the scene very light gray. (Image by Beau Lotto)','simultaneous-brightness-contrast/','SBC3.swf',null,'bcx')); research_areas[0].push(new demo('Brightness contrast with color: cube','Just as achromatic patches can be made to look differently bright by empirical information, color patches can be dramatically affected by empirical cues about the amount of illumination they are likely to be under. In this example, the effect is primarily on the color brightness of the relevant tiles rather than on sensations of hue or saturation as such. (Image by Beau Lotto)','brightness/brightness.html','BCC.swf',null,'bccc')); research_areas[0].push(new demo('Craik-O\'Brien-Cornsweet effect','In viewing this scene, people invariably perceive the surface of the top block to be darker than the bottom block. Click on the play button to see that these territories are in fact identical. Covering the center section, including the shaded gradients, shows that the source of the difference is this component of the scene. (Image by Beau Lotto)','craik-obrain-cornsweet-effect/','COC2.swf',null,'coc')); research_areas[0].push(new demo('Mach Bands','(Left) Photograph of a real-world cube manifesting a photometric highlight and lowlight (see luminance profile beneath the photo). (Right) A computer- generated image of a similar object, but lacking the highlight and lowlight. Despite the objective absence of these adornments, brightness maxima and minima (Mach bands) are apparent in the positions of their photometric counterparts in A. (Image from: Mach bands as empirically derived associations. Lotto RB, Williams SM, Purves D., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 96: 5245-5250 [1999])','mach-bands-2/','mach.swf')); research_areas[0].push(new demo('Chubb Illusion (variant)','When the dark and light segments of both the inner and outer disks are not aligned, the gray portions of the inner disk look different (more contrast) than when they are aligned (press the rotate button to shift from the unaligned to aligned configuration to see this effect). The original version of this illusion appears in Chubb, C, Sperling, G and Solomon, JA (1989) Texture interactions determine perceived contrast. PNAS 86:9631-9635.','chubb-illusion/','Chubb.swf')); research_areas[0].push(new demo('Emmert\'s effect','This fascinating demonstration clearly indicates the ambiguity of retinal images. By staring at the first stimulus, a retinal after-image is created that occupies a fixed retinal area. Nonetheless, the form and size of the after-image changes according to the surface on which it is seen, as will be apparent by looking at the after-image on a nearby sheet of white paper or a more distant, light colored wall.',null,'Emmt.swf')); research_areas[0].push(new demo('Test 1: Brightness Contrast: Standard','Directions for taking the test: Using the adjustment buttons below at right, adjust the brightness of the target square on the darker background to match the brightness of the target on the lighter background. The + button increases target brightness, the – button decreases brightness. When the targets appear to be equally bright, click the "DONE" button. A second image will appear. Again, adjust the brightness of the target square on the darker background to match the brightness of the target on the lighter background. After selecting the "DONE" button, a graph of your results and a brief explanation will be displayed.','simultaneous-brightness-contrast/','Brightness1.swf','Explanation of results: In both of the test images, the two target squares appear unequally bright but are in fact identical. The graph (right) illustrates this brightness misperception. The blue bar in the graph indicates the initial grayscale value of both squares. The yellow bar indicates the value of the target on the dark surround after your adjustments. For most people, the degree of misperception is greater for the image indicated by the icon on the right. See the Research section of the website for the biological explanation of this effect.')); research_areas[0].push(new demo('Test 2: Brightness Contrast: Cube Scene','Directions for taking the test: Using the adjustment buttons below at right, adjust the brightness of the target diamond on the darker background (top face of the cube in the foreground) to match the brightness of the target on the lighter background (left face of the cube in the foreground). The + button increases target brightness, the – button decreases brightness. When the targets appear to be equally bright, click the "DONE" button. A second image will appear. Again, adjust the brightness of the target on the darker background (this time the left face of the cube in the foreground) to match the brightness of the target on the lighter background (top face of the cube in the foreground). After selecting the "DONE" button, a graph of your results and a brief explanation will be displayed.','simultaneous-brightness-contrast/','Brightness2.swf','Explanation of results: In both of the test images, the two targets (diamonds) appear unequally bright but are in fact identical. The graph (right) illustrates this brightness misperception. The blue bar in the graph indicates the initial grayscale value of both diamonds. The yellow bar indicates the value of the diamond on the dark surround after your adjustments. For most people, the degree of misperception is greater for the image indicated by the icon on the right in which the dark surround appears to be in shadow, that is when the left face of the cube is darker. See the Research section of the website for the biological explanation of this effect.')); research_areas[0].push(new demo('Test 3: Brightness Contrast: Rotated Cube','Directions for taking the test: Using the adjustment buttons below at right, adjust the brightness of the target diamond on the darker background (top face of the cube) to match the brightness of the target on the lighter background (bottom face). The + button increases target brightness, the – button decreases brightness. When the targets appear to be equally bright, click the "DONE" button. A second image will appear. Again, adjust the brightness of the target (diamond) on the darker background (this time, the bottom face) to match the brightness of the target on the lighter background (top face). After selecting the "DONE" button, a graph of your results and a brief explanation will be displayed.','simultaneous-brightness-contrast/','Brightness3.swf','Explanation of results: In both of the test images, the two targets (diamonds) appear unequally bright but are in fact, identical. The graph (right) illustrates this brightness misperception. The blue bar in the graph indicates the initial grayscale value of both diamonds. The yellow bar indicates the value of the diamond on the dark surround after your adjustments. For most people, the degree of misperception is greater for the image (scene) indicated by the icon on the right in which the dark surround appears to be in shadow, that is when the bottom face of the cube is darker. It should be noted that in this test the two cube images are identical except that the second image is rotated 180 degrees. See the Research section of the website for the biological explanation of this effect.')); research_areas[1].push(new demo('Color contrast: standard','It has been known for more than 150 years that spectrally identical patches can look differently colored when placed in spectrally different surrounds. The two central targets here are identical, as can be seen by masking out the surround.','color-contrast-and-constancy-2/','Color2.swf',null,'ccs')); research_areas[1].push(new demo('Color contrast: multiple cues','Moving the mask makes it apparent that statistical information about probable sources strongly affects color, as well as lightness and/or brightness. Here, two spectrally identical patches (indicated with a dot) appear gray-green when viewed in isolation, but look reddish and bluish, respectively, when viewed in the context of empirical information that makes different surfaces under different chromatic illuminants a highly likely source of the stimulus. (Image by Beau Lotto)','color-contrast-and-constancy-2/','Color1.swf',null,'ccx')); research_areas[1].push(new demo('Color contrast: cube','In this remarkable demonstration, physically identical patches that appear neutral gray when viewed in isolation can be made to look either yellow or blue, depending on the context in which they appear. Although quite unbelievable at first glance, the reality of the demonstration can be confirmed by masking out the context. (Image by Beau Lotto)','color-contrast-and-constancy-2/','Cntrst_cube.swf',null,'ccc')); research_areas[1].push(new demo('Color constancy: cube','In this equally remarkable example, differently colored patches can be made to look more or less the same color (red in this case) by empirical information, which changes the probable spectral sources of the differently colored tiles. These demonstrations show that color contrast and constancy are both manifestations of the same empirically determined visual strategy for seeing color. (Image by Beau Lotto)','color-contrast-and-constancy-2/','Cnstcy_cube.swf',null,'ccc2')); research_areas[1].push(new demo('Chromatic adaptation','The effects of chromatic adaptation can be experienced by focusing on the central white dot in for 20-30 seconds (press the Play button to set timer), and then refocusing on the corresponding dot in the subsequently displayed image. The colors elicited by the two physically identical scenes but seen by components of the visual system "adapted" to red and green, respectively, look appreciably different.','color-contrast-and-constancy-2/','Chromat.swf')); research_areas[2].push(new demo('Perception of angles','A wide range of empirical factors influences the perception of angles. In this scene, the subtenses of the four angular objects in the retinal stimulus are identical, each measuring approximately 90°. As a result of this variety of depicted cues about the attributes of the possible real-world sources (see text), the subtenses of the four identical angles look quite different. Press the "Play" button to convince yourself. (Image by Beau Lotto)','angles-4/','angles.swf',null,'line')); research_areas[2].push(new demo('Poggendorff','Drag the red line on the right until it appears continuous (colinear) with the red line on the left. When you are done, click the highlighted button below the image to remove the mask.',null,'pg.swf',null,'line')); research_areas[2].push(new demo('Line length','Which line is longer? Use the plus or minus buttons to adjust the length of the horizontal (bottom) line until it appears to match the length of the vertical (top) line. Click the done button to see how your adjusted line compares to the actual line length.',null,'ll.swf',null,'line')); research_areas[2].push(new demo('Müller-Lyer','Drag the red arrowhead until the line between the arrowheads appears to be the same length as the line between the inverted arrowheads above. When you are done, click the highlighted button below the image to see how your adjusted line compares to the actual line length.',null,'ml.swf',null,'line')); // no depth demos research_areas[4].push(new demo('Objective and perceived motion','This demonstration indicates the profound ambiguity of the image sequences that generate perceptions of motion. The stimulus is always a line translating from left to right. The apparent direction and speed of the line, however, are markedly changed by the context, as can be seen by clicking on the appropriate buttons. (Images after: A wholly empirical explanation of perceived motion. Yang, Z, Shimpi, A., Purves, D., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 9:5252-5257 [2001])','objective-and-perceived-motion-2/','Motion2.swf')); research_areas[4].push(new demo('Motion perception from simple sequential stimuli','When two or more stimuli are presented in temporal succession and at different spatial locations, the perception of motion can be elicited. In this example, two frames are alternated at a constant interval (~100 ms): the first frame contains diagonally opposed stimuli in the upper left and lower right locations of an imaginary rectangle; the second frame contains diagonally opposed stimuli in the upper right and lower left locations of the same imaginary rectangle. As the spatial separation between stimuli increases along the vertical axis, the perception of motion between horizontal and vertical sequential stimuli changes. This change suggest that the visual system generates motion percepts on an empirical basis, according to the stimulus patterns that sources have most often projected on the retinal image plane.',null,'4point.swf',null,null)); // no geo forms demos research_areas[6].push(new demo('Tonal preferences','This demonstration provides an opportunity to evaluate the pleasantness of different tone combinations. Each slider represents one of 13 musical intervals (an interval is defined by two tones played together). You can listen to each interval by clicking on the button below it. Use the sliders above each icon to rank the intervals in terms of how pleasant each one sounds. For example, decide which interval sounds best and move its slider up to the #1 position. Then choose the next best sounding interval and move its slider to the #2 position. Continue playing the sounds and adjusting the sliders until you have ranked all the intervals and are satisfied with the preference order you have produced (preview by pressing "Play by Ranking"). When you are finished, press the "Done" button to see how your ranking compares to the median preference order derived from studies in the literature.','sound-2/','sound_consonance.swf','Although individuals differ in their preference orders, listeners generally agree about which intervals sound pleasing and which do not. Your choices are indicated by the yellow line; the blue line indicates the median preference order derived from studies in the literature (from Malmberg, 1918). The fact that listeners hear musical intervals in more or less the same way suggests that the perception of musical tones is based on some fundamental aspect of human hearing. We have proposed that tone perception is determined by experience with the natural sources of tonal stimuli for human listeners, namely speech.')); research_areas[6].push(new demo('Missing fundamental','In this segment you will be able to vary the number of harmonics in a complex tone. The point is to demonstrate the surprising fact that the pitch one hears always corresponds to the fundamental frequency of the harmonic series even when there is no energy at that frequency. This phenomenon is referred to as "hearing the missing fundamental", the fundamental being mathematically defined as the common divisor of a harmonics series. The harmonics are integer multiples of the fundamental frequency, and arise from the physics of naturally vibrating objects such as a guitar string (or the vocal cords in the human larynx). You can elicit the effect by subtracting the fundamental, leaving only the overtones. 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