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Unification of Electromagnetic Effects in Human Retinal Receptors with Three Pigment Colour Vision

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THERE is no definitive evidence for a three pigment three receptor theory of colour vision, because electromagnetic factors modify the spectral properties of photopigments. Here we provide an alternative interpretation of spectro-photometric measurements which explains the Stiles–Crawford II effect.

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    ALLAN W. SNYDER & PATRICK A. V. HALL

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SNYDER, A., HALL, P. Unification of Electromagnetic Effects in Human Retinal Receptors with Three Pigment Colour Vision. Nature 223, 526–528 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/223526a0

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