color vision
How Flaws Create The Perfect Fish Eye
Using mathematical modeling, scientists in Japan have revealed how light-sensing cone cells in the fish eye eventually adopt a specific pattern.
These Butterflies See The World In 15 Shades Of Photoreceptors
Common Bluebottle butterflies have at least 15 different classes of photoreceptors, or light-detecting cells, in their eyes; no other insect has more than nine.
Neurons That Respond To Intermediate Colors Identified
For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that there are neurons that respond to colors outside of the red/green and yellow/blue dichotomies.
Ants Have Human-Like Color Vision
Understanding how ants process trichromatic color vision with their limited brains could help scientists develop autonomous robots.
What Do You See?
Some see white, some see blue. We see a golden opportunity for science communication!
Erectile Dysfunction Drug Could Affect Vision Of One In 50
Recessive carriers of the retinitis pigmentosa gene—who otherwise show no symptoms—could have visual side effects while using Viagra®, according to a study in mice.
Shrimp Gives Insight Into Color Vision
Researchers have uncovered new insights into color vision by studying the mantis shrimp.
