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Would they be able to distinguish between a light that is pure orange (a single 600nm wave length) and a light that is a mix of red and yellow that gives humans
by GoldenRacer 4y ago
Would they be able to distinguish between a light that is pure orange (a single 600nm wave length) and a light that is a mix of red and yellow that gives humans the perception of orange?
If so, I think that's still kind of a cool thing to think about.
- shrx 4y agoIt is my understanding that a mix of red and yellow frequencies would trigger the corresponding yellow and red-sensitive receptors, if it has them, but not orange.
- rojobuffalo 4y agoThat's my impression as well. It's an interesting question. If you want to read more, the two researchers quoted in the book that I was summarizing are Justin Marshal and Mike Land. Each has a handful of papers that are cited in the bibliography.