light sense

Japanese: light sense(英語表記)lightsense
light sense

…In animals with two or more types of light-sensing organs, it is still unclear how these senses relate to each other.
[Light perception in medicine]
In medicine, the sense of distinguishing between different wavelengths of light stimuli is called color vision, whereas the sense of distinguishing between light and dark is called light sense. Human photoreceptors are photoreceptor cells in the retina, and there are two types of photoreceptors: cones (also called rods) located in the center of the retina, and rods (also called rods). In bright places, cones are involved in light perception, and in dark places, rods are involved in light perception. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "light sense" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…2種類以上の光覚器をもった動物で,これらの光覚器による感覚が,互いにどう関係しあっているかはまだ明らかにされていない。【立田 栄光】
[医学における光覚]
 医学では,視覚のうち光刺激の波長の違いを識別する感覚を色覚と呼ぶのに対応して,明暗の違いを識別する感覚を光覚light senseと呼ぶ。ヒトの光受容体は網膜にある視細胞で,これには網膜の中心部にある錐状体(錐体ともいう)と杆状体(杆体ともいう)の2種があり,明所では錐状体が,暗所では杆状体が光覚に関与する。…

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