According to the trichromatic theory, why do we perceive yellow when we see light with equal amounts of red and green wavelengths?

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According to the trichromatic theory, why do we perceive yellow when we see light with equal amounts of red and green wavelengths?

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Latonya89F54 · Answer 1 · 2025-01-17T07:55:51+0000

According to the trichromatic theory, we perceive yellow when we see light with equal amounts of red and green wavelengths because our brain interprets the combined signals from the red and green cones as yellow.

According to the trichromatic theory, why do we perceive yellow when we see light with equal amounts of red and green wavelengths?

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