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Over time, regular use of drugs such as cocaine, alcohol, and heroin may boost the
brain's own production of dopamine.
Fovea
A small depression in the retina of the eye where visual acuity is highest due to the high concentration of cones, which are responsible for color vision.
Visual Sensitivity
The ability of the visual system to detect and respond to small differences or changes in the visual environment.
Opponent-Process Theory
The theory that opposing retinal processes (red-green, blue-yellow, white-black) enable color vision. For example, some cells are stimulated by green and inhibited by red; others are stimulated by red and inhibited by green.
Ewald Hering
A 19th-century physiologist known for his work on color vision and spatial perception.
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