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Unique hues

Unique hue is a term used in certain theories of color vision, which implies that human perception distinguishes between "unique"…

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Pentachromacy

Pentachromacy describes the capability and capacity for capturing, transmitting, processing, and perceiving five independent channels of color information through the…

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Opponent process

The color opponent process is a color theory that states that the human visual system interprets information about color by…

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Oil droplet

Oil droplets are found in the eyes of some animals, being located in the photoreceptor cells. They are especially common…

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Mottle

Mottle is a pattern of irregular marks, spots, streaks, blotches or patches of different shades or colours. It is commonly…

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Monochromacy

Monochromacy (mono meaning one and chromo color) is among organisms or machines the ability to distinguish only one single frequency…

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Mary’s room knowledge argument

The knowledge argument (also known as Mary's room or Mary the super-scientist) is a philosophical thought experiment proposed by Frank…

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Iridescence

Iridescence (also known as goniochromism) is the phenomenon of certain surfaces that appear to gradually change colour as the angle…

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Glob visual system

Globs are millimeter-sized color modules found beyond the visual area V2 in the brain's color processing ventral (also known as…

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Far-red

Far-red light is light at the extreme red end of the visible spectrum, between red and infra-red light. Usually regarded…

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