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Chromatic adaptation
Chromatic adaptation refers to prolonged exposure to light in a specific part of the visible spectrum that adapts receptors that fire to these wave lengths by selectively leaching a specific visual pigment. The perceptual effect of adapting to long-wavelength light is a decrease in sensitivity to these wavelengths. Chromatic adaptation has been proposed as one of the mechanisms responsible for color constancy .
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