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This helps to account for our optical “absolute pitch”, because the three types of cones are effectively “tuned” to respond to certain absolute frequencies. no
by nazgulnarsil 18y ago
This helps to account for our optical “absolute pitch”, because the three types of cones are effectively “tuned” to respond to certain absolute frequencies.
no it doesn't, because inside our ear there are stereocilia "tuned" to each specific frequency one can hear. Yet we can not generally discern absolute pitch.
- lutorm 18y agoTrue, but it makes sense that it's easier to discern the 3 different rod responses absolutely than the 3000 (according to the article) different response functions of the ear.
- nazgulnarsil 18y agowe can discern millions of colors though.