Single retinal receptors
September 8th, 2005 | No Comments »Single retinal receptors do not at all perform the function historically attributed to them of “detecting color”. Rather, light detection elements on the retina comprise pairs of receptors that function as dimensional “optical antennas” that are tuned to only three discrete wavelengths. And moreover, these entities detect the intensity of predetermined wavelengths directed at them by the refractive properties of the body of the eye. This follows from, and is in exact consonance with, the historically measured organization of cones and rods on the retinal surface (Osterberg, 1935). Why hasn’t anyone seen this?
