Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley have announced the discovery of a color never before seen by the human eye.
Through a new study, published in Science Advances, researchers used a pulsing laser on study participants to stimulate a part of the eye. Study participants reported that after their eyes were stimulated, they saw a new shade of blue-green. Outside researchers dispute the claim, saying that more study is needed to prove that this is indeed a new color. However, researchers associated with the study say that this new information could contribute to research on color blindness.
Our eyes process colors and images through photoreceptors — rods and cones. These photoreceptors are located in the back of the eye on the retina. From the retina, images are sent via neurological and chemical signals to the brain, where those signals are perceived as an image. The cone cells in the ...
