We provide here a brief outline of data on color vision in animals and humans, along with the history and methods used in studying it. Results from basic research in this area obtained using adaptive optics and scanning laser ophthalmoscopy (AOSLO) in combination with densitometry, phase-sensitive optical coherence tomography (AO-PSOCT), and calcium imaging (Ca2+ imaging) are described. These methods provided the first in vivo evidence for the mosaic of cones in the human retina, allowing maps of the locations of cones of three different types (L, M, S) to be built and human color perception in response to stimulation of single cones to be investigated.
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Maximova, E.M. The Contribution of Adaptive Optics to Our Understanding of the Mechanisms of Color Vision in Humans. Neurosci Behav Physi 53, 1025–1035 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11055-023-01496-4
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