Here is a link to a newspaper account of the possibility of human tetrachromats:

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/news/health/some-women-may-see-100-million-colors-thanks-to-their-genes-450179/

I discuss tetrachromats and the Mantis shrimp when I talk about human dichromats.

Ken


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Kenneth M. Steele, Ph. D.                        [email protected]
Professor and Assistant Chairperson
Department of Psychology                 http://www.psych.appstate.edu
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC 28608
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On 4/9/2013 3:20 PM, Christopher Green wrote:



WNYC's show "RadioLab" recently discussed the mantis shrimp in its
episode on color vision (including a discussion of the possibility of
there being nearly undetected tetrachromat humans among us).

Chris
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Christopher D. Green
Department of Psychology
York University
Toronto, ON M3J 1P3
Canada

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On 2013-04-09, at 2:41 PM, Carol DeVolder wrote:




A friend shared this with me and it is very appropriate since I am
currently going through the chapter on vision in Brain and Behavior. I
hope you all enjoy.

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/mantis_shrimp

Carol


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Carol DeVolder, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
St. Ambrose University
518 West Locust Street
Davenport, Iowa 52803
563-333-6482




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