Your eye contains two types of light receptors – rods and cones. Rods are made for low-lig
Your eye contains two types of light receptors – rods and cones. Rods are made for low-light situations, but do not interpret color. Cones allow us to see in color and distinguish fine details, but they only work well in well-lit areas. Thus, we are effectively colorblind when there’s not much light! Cones are focused in the center – or fovea, there’s your vocab word – of your eye. This means that your peripheral vision is also colorblind. Additionally, each retina has a blind spot where it meets the optic nerve. We compensate for this by having two eyes, but curiously enough, our brain will “fill in” the blind spot using surrounding details! You can “see” this for yourself here. (Image credit to toxic-ponies.) -- source link
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