The ‘Profound’ Experience of Seeing a New Color
The ‘Profound’ Experience of Seeing a New Color
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The ‘Profound’ Experience of Seeing a New Color
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Tldr: it's teal, but super saturated.
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TL;DR: We have 3 cones that detect light: red, green, blue, but the green and blue cones both get activated from the same colors. Using a focused laser, it is possible to block one of the 2 cones such that each cones group can see independently
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Non paywall version?
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https://news.berkeley.edu/2025/04/22/scientists-trick-the-eye-into-seeing-new-color-olo/
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