Color Vision Flashcards

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1
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How many colors can people see?

A

about 7 million

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Color Defecient Vision

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  • ussualy genetic
  • affects the cone photoreceptors sensitivity
  • more common in males
  • Dichromatic - affects 2 colors to look the same
  • Monochromatic - only see shades of grey
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Color Perception

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  • occipital lobe
  • V1-LGN
    • feature detector that is within insular cortex
    • responsible for perception of color
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4
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Color Sensation

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  • retina
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5
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Cone Photorecpetors

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transduce light waves into neural impulses along with rods

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6
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Ganglion Cells

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selse frequencies of waves for color detection

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7
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Bipolar Cells

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connects ganglion cells to photorecptors

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Opponent Process Theory of Color

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  • I dont know
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Trichomatic Theory

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  • Young Helm Holtz
  • cones are sensitive to red green or blue
  • high frequency is blue, low frequency is red
  • light turns on certain cones and others off
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