Copyright 2004 Ken Greenebaum
Color Perception
nRhodopsin
nPhotopigment found in
rods
nSensitive to light in
bell shaped curve
nMost sensitive to 500nm
light
nThree types of
photopigments in cones
nS (420nm short
wavelength)
nM (530nm medium
wavelength)
nL (560nm long
wavelength)