Color Vision Flashcards
1
Q
How many colors can people see?
A
about 7 million
2
Q
Color Defecient Vision
A
- 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
3
Q
Color Perception
A
- occipital lobe
- V1-LGN
- feature detector that is within insular cortex
- responsible for perception of color
4
Q
Color Sensation
A
- retina
5
Q
Cone Photorecpetors
A
transduce light waves into neural impulses along with rods
6
Q
Ganglion Cells
A
selse frequencies of waves for color detection
7
Q
Bipolar Cells
A
connects ganglion cells to photorecptors
8
Q
Opponent Process Theory of Color
A
- I dont know
9
Q
Trichomatic Theory
A
- 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
