Photoreceptors – Knowing Neurons

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Now Available in Trichromatic Color!

July 10, 2014March 5, 2017 knowingneurons 3 Comments Brain, Color, Color Blindness, Colorblind, Cone, Dichromat, Eye, Opsin, Photoreceptor, Photoreceptors, Retina, Trichromatic Theory, Vision, Wavelength

“What is color?” What a good question! The answer is a bit tricky, but it starts with light. Color is the visual perception of different wavelengths of light reflecting off… Read more

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Retinal Prostheses: Restoring Vision to the Blind

May 20, 2013March 5, 2017 knowingneurons 4 Comments Argus II, Biomedical engineer, Eye, Photoreceptors, Prosthesis, Prosthetic device, Retina, Retinal implant, Retinal prosthesis, Retinitis pigmentosa, RP, Second Sight, See, Vision

Vision is arguably one of our most important senses. We rely on it to recognize color, shape, movement, distance, and perspective about the world around us. Although all parts of… Read more