Abstract:
The relationship between chromatically modulated stimuli and visual evoked potentials
(VEPs) was considered. VEPs of normal subjects elicited by chromatically modulated
stimuli were measured under several color adaptations, and their binary kernels were
estimated. Up to the second-order, binary kernels obtained from VEPs were so characteristic
that the VEP-chromatic modulation system showed second-order nonlinearity. First-order
binary kernels depended on the color of the stimulus and adaptation, whereas second-order
kernels showed almost no difference. This result indicates that the waveforms of first-order
binary kernels reflect perceived color (hue). This supports the suggestion that kernels
of VEPs include color responses, and could be used as a probe with which to examine
the color visual system.
Keywords:
VEP - Color Response - Color Adaptation - Binary Kernel