"Color Vision" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Function of the human eye that is used in bright illumination or in daylight (at photopic intensities). Photopic vision is performed by the three types of RETINAL CONE PHOTORECEPTORS with varied peak absorption wavelengths in the color spectrum (from violet to red, 400 - 700 nm).
| Descriptor ID |
D055253
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F02.830.816.964.124 G11.561.790.964.124 G14.935.124
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| Concept/Terms |
Color Vision- Color Vision
- Color Visions
- Vision, Color
- Visions, Color
- Daylight Vision
- Vision, Daylight
- Photopic Vision
- Vision, Photopic
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Color Vision" by people in Profiles.
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Perceptual resolution of ambiguity: A divisive normalization account for both interocular color grouping and difference enhancement. J Vis. 2026 Jan 05; 26(1):8.
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Cellular innovations and diversity in the lepidopteran compound eye. J Comp Physiol A Neuroethol Sens Neural Behav Physiol. 2026 Mar; 212(2):223-242.
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Historical Contingency and Developmental Constraints in Avian Coloration. Trends Ecol Evol. 2018 08; 33(8):574-576.
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Evolution of Visual Processing in the Human Retina. Trends Ecol Evol. 2017 11; 32(11):810-813.
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Sensory Drive, Color, and Color Vision. Am Nat. 2017 08; 190(2):157-170.
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Functional preservation and variation in the cone opsin genes of nocturnal tarsiers. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2017 Apr 05; 372(1717).
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Euarchontan Opsin Variation Brings New Focus to Primate Origins. Mol Biol Evol. 2016 Apr; 33(4):1029-41.
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Perceived segmentation of center from surround by only illusory contours causes chromatic lateral inhibition. Vision Res. 2013 Jun 28; 86:66-70.
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Characteristics of late negative ERG responses elicited by sawtooth flicker. Doc Ophthalmol. 2013 Feb; 126(1):9-19.
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Stimulus chromatic properties affect period doubling in the human cone flicker ERG. Doc Ophthalmol. 2012 Aug; 125(1):21-9.