Whether you are gung-ho "white and gold" or a big believer in "blue and black," there is no question the great dress debate is dividing homes and offices across America.
Wallingford Eye Associates is no exception.
With his employees are dealing with quite the color conundrum, Dr. Thomas Conrod believes it all has to do with our visual perception.
“Our eyes just receive the images, but our brain processes the information, and sometimes our brain uses addition information, background information, to affect what we see,” said Conrod.
According to Conrod, the varying visuals are less about the dress and more about everything around it, from the background to the lighting and, in this particular picture, even the jacket.
“People perceive the amount of lighting on the dress to be different, so your visual cortex says ‘Well, there is more lighting in that room,’ so the color our eyes is actually seeing is affected by the information our brain is putting in as well,” Conrod said.
Conrod explained that an individual's visual perception can actually change, which is perhaps why some people just can't commit.
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“I think each time I look at it, it looks different to me,” said Cheshire resident Jennie Flavell.
The company that designed the dress says it's made in blue and black.
But a picture is worth a thousand words and when it comes to this one, people clearly are not done talking.
