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The McCollough effect is a phenomenon of human visual perception in which colorless gratings appear colored contingent on the orientation of the gratings. It is an aftereffect requiring a period of induction to produce it. For example, if someone alternately looks at a red horizontal grating and a green vertical grating for a few minutes, a black-and-white horizontal grating will then look greenish and a black-and-white vertical grating will then look pinkish. The effect is remarkable because, although it diminishes rapidly with repeated testing, it has been reported to last up to 2.8 months when exposure to testing is limited.
The effect was discovered by American psychologist Celeste McCollough in 1965.[1]
- ^ McCollough, Celeste (1965-09-03). "Color Adaptation of Edge-Detectors in the Human Visual System" (PDF). Science. 149 (3688): 1115–1116. Bibcode:1965Sci...149.1115M. doi:10.1126/science.149.3688.1115. PMID 17737844. S2CID 29075991. Retrieved 2018-10-20.