Color vision

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1 total messages Started by P.Jayne Wed, 16 Dec 1987 20:56

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Author: P.Jayne
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1987 20:56

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Regarding the recent discussion of color perception, there was a fascinating
article in the New York Review of Books a couple of issues ago about a 65 year
old painter (i.e. artist) who lost his color vision but not his ability to
distinguish wavelengths.  Although he had been known for his work with vivid
color, he couldn't even imagine colors after his accident.  The point is that
all his physical gear was intact, but the area of the brain that comes up with
"color" is elsewhere.
	Paul Jayne
P.S.  It was no earlier than November;  good reading -- disturbing even.

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