Did you know there are people out there who have real-life supervision? They are called tetrachromats and they can see 100 times more colors than the average person. Most people have three types of cones – structures in the eye that are designed to absorb particular wavelengths of light and transmit them to the brain – in their eyes. But tetrachromats have four cones, so while the average person can only see 1 million colors, they can potentially view 99 million! The fourth cone in their eyes are believed to process colors other than red, green, and blue that are visible to us. The condition is thought to be caused by mutations in the X chromosome, which is responsible for people seeing more or less colors. The same mutations make men more likely to be color blind, while women are more likely to be tetrachromats. Tetrachromats are extremely rare – only a handful have ever been identified - and Concetta Antico, from San Diego, is the only one whos actually a painter. “My world speaks to me very strongly and then I can’t wait to paint it,” she says. “I’ve been told that you see gray, mostly, in a shadow. Well, shadows are fabulous. I see emerald greens, I see magentas, I see lilacs, I see blues.” odditycentral/art/tetrachromat-artist-can-see-100-times-more-colors-than-an-average-human.html
Posted on: Mon, 27 Oct 2014 16:54:36 +0000
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