Spectral Opsin Tuning & Qualia Resolution
Cyan Opponent Crossover
Explore how S, M, and L retinal opsin curves couple to terrestrial daylight P(λ) to govern Fisher information and wavelength discrimination (ΔλJND).
Stimulus λstim
490 nm
612 THz photon
S : M : L Activation
0.11 : 0.67 : 0.42
M-cone dominant
Solar Coupling μ
0.982
exp(−DKL(P ∥ Q))
Qualia JND ΔλJND
0.95 nm
Hyper-acute minimum
S-Cone (OPN1SW)
M-Cone (OPN1MW)
L-Cone (OPN1LW)
Solar Spectrum P(λ)
Red–Green Opponent (L − M)
−0.25
Blue–Yellow Opponent (S − (L+M)/2)
−0.43