On 20 Oct 2009 at 12:39, tay...@sandiego.edu wrote:
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> (3) Can sleep deprivation or a high fever "cause" visual hallucinations?
>
For sleep deprivation, the answer is an unqualified "yes". At one
time, probably in the 1960's, sleep deprivation studies were
common (although one of the most int
> (1) Are there gender differences in the numbers of rods and cones in the
> retina?
For interesting coverage of the evolution of color vision in primates, see this
Scientific American article from April 2009:
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=evolution-of-primate-color-vision
> (1) Are there gender differences in the numbers of rods and cones in the
> retina?
Probably not systematic differences, but they do of course vary
between individuals.
There is of course red/green color "blindness" mostly confined to men.
What might be interesting is that some women have 4 opsi
> -Original Message-
> From: tay...@sandiego.edu [mailto:tay...@sandiego.edu]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 11:39 AM
> To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)
> Subject: [tips] A slew of student questions
>
> I call on my biological psychologist tip
t 2009 12:39:27 -0400
To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)"
Conversation: [tips] A slew of student questions
Subject: [tips] A slew of student questions
I call on my biological psychologist tipster friends for some answers:
(1) Are there gender differences in the numbers
I call on my biological psychologist tipster friends for some answers:
(1) Are there gender differences in the numbers of rods and cones in the retina?
(2) Is there a "purpose" to having different eye and hair color?
(3) Can sleep deprivation or a high fever "cause" visual hallucinations?
(4) E
