Age-related changes in visual search: manipulation of colour cues based on cone contrast and opponent modulation space

Abstract Reduced retinal illuminance affects colour perception in older adults, and studies show that they exhibit deficiencies in yellow-blue (YB) discrimination. However, the influence of colour cues on the visual attention in older individuals remains unclarified. Visual attention refers to the c...

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Autores principales:	Shuto Tamura, Keiko Sato
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2020
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:ab495f1461a145128430585dfd945fda2021-12-02T11:42:15ZAge-related changes in visual search: manipulation of colour cues based on cone contrast and opponent modulation space10.1038/s41598-020-78303-42045-2322https://doaj.org/article/ab495f1461a145128430585dfd945fda2020-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78303-4https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Reduced retinal illuminance affects colour perception in older adults, and studies show that they exhibit deficiencies in yellow-blue (YB) discrimination. However, the influence of colour cues on the visual attention in older individuals remains unclarified. Visual attention refers to the cognitive model by which we prioritise regions within the visual space and selectively process information. The present study aimed to explore the effect of colour on visual search performance in older observers. In our experiment, younger observers wearing glasses with a filter that simulated the spectral transmittance of the aging human lens and older observers performed two types of search tasks, feature search (FS) and conjunction search (CS), under three colour conditions: red-green, YB, and luminance. Targets and distractors were designed on the basis of the Derrington–Krauskopf–Lennie colour representation. In FS tasks, reaction times changed according to colour in all groups, especially under the YB condition, regardless of the presence or absence of distractors. In CS tasks with distractors, older participants and younger participants wearing glasses showed slower responses under chromatic conditions than under the achromatic condition. These results provide preliminary evidence that, for older observers, visual search performance may be affected by impairments in chromatic colour discrimination.Shuto TamuraKeiko SatoNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2020)
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description	Abstract Reduced retinal illuminance affects colour perception in older adults, and studies show that they exhibit deficiencies in yellow-blue (YB) discrimination. However, the influence of colour cues on the visual attention in older individuals remains unclarified. Visual attention refers to the cognitive model by which we prioritise regions within the visual space and selectively process information. The present study aimed to explore the effect of colour on visual search performance in older observers. In our experiment, younger observers wearing glasses with a filter that simulated the spectral transmittance of the aging human lens and older observers performed two types of search tasks, feature search (FS) and conjunction search (CS), under three colour conditions: red-green, YB, and luminance. Targets and distractors were designed on the basis of the Derrington–Krauskopf–Lennie colour representation. In FS tasks, reaction times changed according to colour in all groups, especially under the YB condition, regardless of the presence or absence of distractors. In CS tasks with distractors, older participants and younger participants wearing glasses showed slower responses under chromatic conditions than under the achromatic condition. These results provide preliminary evidence that, for older observers, visual search performance may be affected by impairments in chromatic colour discrimination.
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title	Age-related changes in visual search: manipulation of colour cues based on cone contrast and opponent modulation space
title_short	Age-related changes in visual search: manipulation of colour cues based on cone contrast and opponent modulation space
title_full	Age-related changes in visual search: manipulation of colour cues based on cone contrast and opponent modulation space
title_fullStr	Age-related changes in visual search: manipulation of colour cues based on cone contrast and opponent modulation space
title_full_unstemmed	Age-related changes in visual search: manipulation of colour cues based on cone contrast and opponent modulation space
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Age-related changes in visual search: manipulation of colour cues based on cone contrast and opponent modulation space

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