How our eyes see color starts with pigments that react to light.
This classic work surveys the science of visual pigments in the living human eye, from rhodopsin in the rods to the cone pigments that enable daylight and color vision.
The book explains how light energy is captured, how pigments bleach and regenerate, and how these processes shape thresholds, acuity, and the vividness of our world. It also discusses methods for measuring pigments in living eyes and what color-blindness reveals about the three cone pigments essential to color perception.
- How rhodopsin and cone pigments work together to form vision
- What bleaching and regeneration tell us about sensitivity and color vision
- How researchers measure pigments in living eyes and interpret color tests
- What color blindness teaches us about the three cones and their pigments
Ideal for readers curious about physiology, vision science, and the biology behind color perception.