One of the reasons why it's so important to calibrate monitors carefully is that we all see different colors, as this simple online test proves. Is it blue, or is it green? It's a question that should ...

A new test called "Is my blue your blue?" reveals how different -- or similar -- your color perceptions are compared to everyone else. First there was “the dress,” then there was the sneakers, now ...

This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece is part of a series dedicated to the eye and improvements in restoring vision. In 1999, I defined ...

A biomedical optics engineer discovered a visual illusion where purple dots appear bluer in peripheral vision. This ...

Typically, to improve one’s eyesight, we look to tools like corrective lenses or laser eye surgery to improve optical performance. However, [Casey Connor 2] came across another method, that uses light ...

A company called EnChroma has built a pair of glasses that claims to restore color vision for the colorblind. Predictably, the internet has erupted with excitement. But it’s not the first instance in ...

Rearing experimental animals under special illumination, researchers have found new evidence that early visual experience is indispensable for the development of normal color perception. The ...

Our brain efficiently processes sensory input by merging data from multiple senses, creating associations like warmer temperatures with warmer colors or flavors with specific colors. A study in ...