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Our feathered friends can discriminate between different colors much better than we can. Why?
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Not So Black and White
This simple illusion tells us a lot about how we process vision.
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Light and Darkness
These cells connect your eyes and your brain to creative your sense of vision.
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See Your Inner Primate
The eye of a chimpanzee views the world in living color.
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