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Vision science

the loss of contrast sensitivity for gratings similar in orientation and size to a pattern viewed for a prolonged period.

In vision science, contrast adaptation refers to the loss of contrast sensitivity for gratings similar in orientation and size to a pattern viewed for a prolonged period. This meaning comes from Blakemore (1969) in The Journal of Physiology.[1]

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References

Blakemore, C., & Campbell, F. W. (1969). On the existence of neurones in the human visual system selectively sensitive to the orientation and size of retinal images. The Journal of Physiology, 203(1), 237-260. https://doi.org/10.1113/jphysiol.1969.sp008862

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