Vision: A prolonged and colorless experience

Curr Biol. 2024 Feb 5;34(3):R89-R91. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.12.052.

Abstract

The discovery of melanopsin cells in the retina might render the standard model of human color perception incomplete. Measurements made with a technically advanced visual display address this question and point to a new role for the melanopsin system.

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Photic Stimulation
  • Retina
  • Retinal Cone Photoreceptor Cells*
  • Retinal Ganglion Cells*
  • Rod Opsins
  • Vision, Ocular

Substances

  • Rod Opsins