WHAT SAUNDERS AND VAN-BRAKEL CHOSE TO IGNORE IN COLOR AND COGNITION RESEARCH

Saunders & van Brakel set out to review color science research and to topple the belief that color-vision neurophysiology sets strong determ inistic constraints on the cognitive processing of color. Although the ir skeptism and mission are worthwhile, they fail to give proper treat ment to (1) findings that dramatically support some positions they aim to tear down, (2) existing research that anticipates criticisms prese nted in their target article, and (3) the progress made in the area to ward understanding the phenomenon. At the very minimum these oversight s weaken the credibility of their arguments and leave the reader to wo nder why their discussion ignores what is clearly omitted.