Cognitive color

Abstract

This report surveys cognitive aspects of color in terms of behavioral, neuropsychological, and neurophysiological data. Color is usually defined as a color stimulus or as perceived color. In this article, a definition of the concept of cognitive color is formulated. To elucidate this concept, those visual tasks are described where it is relevant: in color categorization, color coding, color naming, the Stroop effect, spatial organization of colored visual objects, visual search, and color memory. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Col Res Appl, 29, 7–19, 2004; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/col.10209

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