This article explores how color perception plays a surprising role in our emotional responses to food, particularly in the case of food neophobia (fear of new foods). Research suggests that color blindness may even mitigate food neophobia, highlighting the powerful connection between visual cues and our dietary habits.
Our perception of color can be influenced by various factors like lighting, memory, and even the fatigue of our photoreceptor cells. This article delves into the science behind these fascinating color illusions, explaining why a dress might appear white and gold to some and blue and black to others, or how staring at a red object can create a green afterimage.
