Color perception and our sense of smell might sound like simple and straightforward processes, but there's more happening in our brains.

"So what that suggests is that our perception of colour is not only related to the colours we see but to the words we give colours. In our language, we have a distinction between light red and ...

So we don’t really “see” colour, but reflected light, as interpreted in our brain. “It’s a useful perception of our world, but it’s not an accurate perception of our world,” says Lotto.

Colour is everywhere, and a major part of how we see the world - it floods our eyes almost every instant, helping us to make sense of our surroundings, understand information, experience beauty ...

Living Colour features scientists who are fascinated by how we experience colour and extraordinary people who see colour in remarkable ways. “The spark of inspiration for this film was just ...

The finding showed that people's expectation of the object's surroundings influenced their color perception. Related: Why can't we see colors well in the dark? Memory can play a role in the way we ...

We take colour for granted. We have to, because otherwise we’d be entirely distracted by it. But once in a while it’s rewarding to pause and look a bit closer, just to see what those colours ...

The range of colours an animal sees depends on the combination of colour-sensitive pigments in their eye and the processing by the brain. With fewer cone types, dogs can't distinguish between as many ...

This discovery highlights a unique color-sensing mechanism and may contribute to advancements in optogenetics. We see color because photoreceptor cones in our eyes detect light waves corresponding to ...