Purkinje effect

Purkinje effect
   Also known as Purkinje shift. Both eponyms refer to the Bohemian physiologist Johannes Evan-gelista Purkyne (1787-1869). They are used to denote the physiological phenomenon that at dusk, when the light intensity gradually decreases, the colours red and yellow are perceived to fade faster than blue and violet - that is to say, when said colours are of a comparable brightness. Physiologically, this difference is attributed to the retina's rods being more sensitive to short wavelengths than to long wavelengths. The Purk-inje effect is usually classified as a "physiological illusion.
   References
   Finger, S. (1994). Origins of neuroscience. A history of exploration into brain functions. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
   Purkinje, J.E. (1819). Beobachtungen und Versuche zur Physiolgie der Sinne: Beiträge zur Kennt-niss des Sehens in subjectiver Hinsicht. Prague: Calve.

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