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Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena > Nervous System Physiological Phenomena > Sensation > Vision, Ocular > Color Vision
... > Behavioral Disciplines and Activities > Behavioral Sciences > Psychophysiology > Sensation > Vision, Ocular > Color Vision
Psychological Phenomena > Psychophysiology > Sensation > Vision, Ocular > Color Vision
... > Natural Science Disciplines > Biological Science Disciplines > Physiology > Psychophysiology > Sensation > Vision, Ocular > Color Vision
Ocular Physiological Phenomena > Vision, Ocular > Color Vision
Cell Physiological Phenomena > Signal Transduction > Light Signal Transduction > Vision, Ocular > Color Vision
... > Chemical Phenomena > Biochemical Phenomena > Signal Transduction > Light Signal Transduction > Vision, Ocular > Color Vision

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Color Vision  

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  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Function of the human eye that is used in bright illumination or in daylight (at photopic intensities). Photopic vision is performed by the three types of RETINAL CONE PHOTORECEPTORS with varied peak absorption wavelengths in the color spectrum (from violet to red, 400 - 700 nm).

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Entry terms

  • Daylight Vision
  • Photopic Vision

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