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CorrespondenceAdd/View Comments (0) A way of selectively
degrading colour constancy demonstrates the experience
dependence of colour vision 1 Department of Neuroscience,
Erasmus MC, P.O.Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands. 2
Laboratory for Experimental Ophthalmology and BCN Neuro-imaging
Center, School of Behavioural and Cognitive Neuroscience (BCN),
University Medical Center Groningen and University of Groningen,
P.O. Box 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands. A study
reported recently in Current Biology  shows that monkeys reared
under spectrally changing light fail to judge surface colours
independently of the illumination in later life. Despite over 20
years of colour-deprivation studies, this is the first such
study to show a long-lasting qualitative effect. We propose that
this is due to the clever lighting scheme that was used, which
did not just hinder the development of th