7/ so getting back to how some cultures conflate specular effects with colors, given that dogs have a wide dynamic range of BRIGHTNESS but fewer colors, it seems plausible that they might load more linguistic freight onto the brightness aspect of their language
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18/ The implication, to my mind, was some sort of incomplete-sensor-fusion effect, off in the direction of human perceptions of "impossible" or "chimerical" colorshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impossible_color …
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19/ LOL, damnit, the "impossible color" wiki article references the Vinge book I mentioned!
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Humans also have this, and "polka-dot". (I know because I have seen them both) Explanation: Basic edge/movement detection is done in the eye itself, summary sent via optic nerve. Optic nerve inflammation -> you can see a field of "plaid" in the dark.
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