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| Author(s): |
Daniela Maria Oliveira Bonci
[1]
;
Maureen Neitz
[2]
;
Jay Neitz
[3]
;
Luiz Carlos de Lima Silveira
[4]
;
Dora Fix Ventura
[5]
Total Authors: 5
|
| Affiliation: | [1] Universidade de São Paulo - Brasil
[2] University of Washington - Estados Unidos
[3] University of Washington - Estados Unidos
[4] Universidade Federal do Pará - Brasil
[5] Universidade de São Paulo - Brasil
Total Affiliations: 5
|
| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Psychology & Neuroscience; v. 6, n. 2, p. 133-144, 2013-00-00. |
| Abstract | |
To have color vision, having at least two cone photopigment types with different spectral sensitivities present in distinct photoreceptors is necessary together with the neural circuitry necessary to extract color information. Visual pigments are highly conserved molecules, but differences can be found among vertebrate groups. Primates have a variety of cone photopigments (i.e., opsins) that are expressed by polymorphic genes. This article examines the diversity of cone photopigments in New World monkeys and their behavioral relevance. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 11/17423-6 - Study of the visual pigments of New World primates and analysis of genetic markers for diabetic retinopathy |
| Grantee: | Daniela Maria Oliveira Bonci |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral |
| FAPESP's process: | 09/06026-6 - Psychophysical and genetic study of color vision deficiency in humans with different pathologies |
| Grantee: | Dora Selma Fix Ventura |
| Support Opportunities: | Regular Research Grants |
| FAPESP's process: | 08/58731-2 - Vision as a sensitive indicator of conditions threatening retinal and central nervous system function |
| Grantee: | Dora Selma Fix Ventura |
| Support Opportunities: | Research Projects - Thematic Grants |