homochromatic afterimage

homochromatic afterimage:    The term homochromatic afterimage is indebted to the Greek words homos (similar) and chroma (colour). It is used to denote a type of " afterimage in which the distribution of hues is the same as that of the original stimulation field. The term is used in opposition to the term "complementary afterimage (which denotes an afterimage in which the hues are approximately the complements of those in the original stimulating field).

   References

   Brown, J.L. (1965). Afterimages.In: Vision and visual perception. Edited by Graham, C.H. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons.

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afterimage — Also referred to as aftersensation, afterimagery, and post image. All three terms are used to denote a group of visual percepts that occur in response to a primary light stimulus to the eye, typically noticed after the stimulus has been… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
homochromatic — adjective (of light or other electromagnetic radiation) having only one wavelength monochromatic light • Syn: ↑monochromatic • Ant: ↑polychromatic (for: ↑monochromatic) * * * “+ … Useful english dictionary
complementary afterimage — The term complementary afterimage refers to a type of * afterimage in which the hues are approximately the complements of those in the original stimulating field. The complementary afterimage of a yellow circle, for example, is executed in… … Dictionary of Hallucinations

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