Gender based alteration in color perception.
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2010-10
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Human beings are able to perceive hundreds of shades of color
which depends on the three types of cone system and various ratios of
stimulation in response to different wavelengths. Perceptually and
cognitively, men and women may experience appearance of color differently.
Therefore, this study was planned to assess and compare color vision in
male and female subjects. This study was carried out in the department of
Physiology, SGRRIM&HS, Dehradun on 60 ocular healthy subjects (equal
number of males and females) of 17–22 years of age group. The task was
to match 22 test color strips with 2 shade charts of different colors. Total
number of correct answers and total time taken in matching all the test
color strips with the shade charts was recorded in both the sexes and
analyzed. The results of this study showed that overall, females gave more
correct responses (P<0.001) and also took less time (P<0.01) than males.
Color wise also, females gave more correct responses especially for red
(P<.001) and green color (P<0.01). The conclusion states that the females
can see more shades of colors than males.
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color vision, cone system, shades of color, gender variation
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Jain Nidhi, Verma Punam, Mittal Sunita, Mittal Sanjeev, Singh Anand Kumar, Munjal Shashi. Gender based alteration in color perception. Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. 2010 Oct-Dec; 54(4): 366-370.