How do our eyes and brain process color?

We take color and its perception for granted, but have you ever thought about how the processing of color takes place in the eyes and brain? It's really pretty fascinating. Both the eyes and the brain work together in order to translate the things we see out in the world into color images. The eyes contain light. read more

The brain will then process those impulses and construct the sensation of color. You actually get the same yellow sensation if you give the right amount of pure red and pure green lights at the same time. read more

Both the eyes and the brain work together in order to translate the things we see out in the world into color images. The eyes contain light receptors that transmit relevant signals to the brain, and this in turn produces internal sensations and perceptions that we know as color. It’s All About Wavelength. The truth is that color is not actually inherent within any object. read more

The human eye can perceive more variations in warmer colors than cooler ones. This is because almost 2/3 of the cones process the longer light wavelengths (reds, oranges and yellows). About 8% of men and 1% of women have some form of color impairment. read more