How Much Color Do We Really See?

Most people don’t notice massive color distortion in their peripheral vision.

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By Neuroskeptic
May 30, 2020 11:00 PMJun 1, 2020 3:36 PM
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Do you see the number 15 here? People with color blindness cannot (Credit: Courtesy of Pseudoisochromatic 24 Plate, Vision Training Products, Inc.)

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As soon as we cast our eyes over a scene, we experience it as a full-color vista. The idea that we could look at something and not notice what color it was is a strange one.

But an interesting new study from researchers Michael A. Cohen and Jordan Rubenstein suggests that our vision contains less color information than you’d think.

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