The ‘Profound’ Experience of Seeing a New Color
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A UC Berkeley team created "olo," a new color visible only in a specialized lab setup. Using targeted lasers to stimulate specific retinal cone cells, they produced an intense teal-like hue never before seen. While few have experienced olo, the discovery could lead to enhanced human color vision. The research aims to better understand how the brain and eyes process color.
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