The trichromatic theory of color vision is based on _________ and best explains the processing of color at the level of the _________.
A) the existence of three types of cones; retina
B) the existence of three types of cones; primary visual cortex
C) antagonistic center-surround receptive fields; retina
D) antagonistic center-surround receptive fields; primary visual cortex

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The trichromatic theory of color vision posits that there are three types of cones in the retina, each sensitive to a different part of the spectrum (roughly corresponding to red, green, and blue light), which explains how we perceive color at the level of the retina.

The Trichromatic Theory of Color Vision Is Based on _________