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Wavelength-Discrimination with Only Rods and Blue Cones

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At photopic levels, the ability to distinguish different wavelengths or different mixtures of wavelengths, independently of their luminance, depends upon the rate of change of quantum catches in the different classes of cones. Thus, the trichromat or normal observer--possessing all three cone classes--is very good at it, the dichro­mat or partially colourblind observer--lacking one cone class--is less so, and the monochromat or totally colour-blind observer--lacking two or all three cone classes--is completely incapable.

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  1. Zweite Universitäts-Augenklinik, Alserstraße 2, 1090, Wien, Austria

    Andreas Reitner

  2. Neurologische Universitätsklinik, Hansastraße 9, D-7800, Freiburg im Breisgau, West Germany

    Lindsay T. Sharpe

  3. Department of Pathophysiology of Vision and Neuro-Ophthalmology, University Eye Hospital, Schleichstraße 12, 7400, Tübingen 1, West Germany

    Eberhart Zrenner

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Reitner, A., Sharpe, L.T., Zrenner, E. (1991). Wavelength-Discrimination with Only Rods and Blue Cones. In: Valberg, A., Lee, B.B. (eds) From Pigments to Perception. NATO ASI Series, vol 203. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3718-2_7

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