Brain & Behavior: An Introduction to Behavioral Neuroscience
Brain & Behavior: An Introduction to Behavioral Neuroscience
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ISBN: 9781506349206
Author: Bob Garrett, Gerald Hough
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
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To summarize: The trichromatic and Hurvich-Jameson theories and indicate each of the facts that account for color vision.

Introduction: The inner sensitive region called retina is made up of photoreceptors, namely rods and cones. The rods are responsible for dim light vision while cones are responsible for bright light vision. The ability to differentiate between colors is due to the presence of cone cells.

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