garfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 10 months agoTIL about Tetrachromacy, a condition which lets you see more colors. Normal people can see about 1 million colors, while tetrachromats may see up to 100 million. Up to 12% of women may have it.www.healthline.comexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down12
arrow-up116arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Tetrachromacy, a condition which lets you see more colors. Normal people can see about 1 million colors, while tetrachromats may see up to 100 million. Up to 12% of women may have it.www.healthline.comgarfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 10 months agomessage-square17fedilink
minus-squarelibrary_napper@monyet.cclinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down2·10 months agoIs the difference in the eyes or brain?
minus-squareZagorath@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoThe eyes. Tetrachromats have a 4th kind of cone in the eye.
minus-squarexoggy@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoIt’s a fourth cone in the eyes. Interesting that the brain just rolls with it being present. Something similar was done to give squirrel monkeys the missing cone they need to see red: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/gene-therapy-gives-full-colour-vision-to-colour-blind-monkeys
Is the difference in the eyes or brain?
The eyes. Tetrachromats have a 4th kind of cone in the eye.
It’s a fourth cone in the eyes. Interesting that the brain just rolls with it being present. Something similar was done to give squirrel monkeys the missing cone they need to see red: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/gene-therapy-gives-full-colour-vision-to-colour-blind-monkeys