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Photoreceptors in the human eye can detect near ultraviolet but those wavelengths are normally filtered out by the cornea. Certain implants do not filter UV, allowing recipients to see UV markings on e.g. flowers. How is a novel signal like that interpreted by the brain?

by /u/Skipp_To_My_Lou in /r/askscience

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