Mind-boggling viral test shows if you green and blue like everyone else

Neuroscientist Dr Patrick Mineault has created a website which will can tell people how they can perceive the colours blue and green, compared to the rest of the nation

A colour perception test created by a neuroscientist shows how people see blues and greens differently.

Dr Patrick Mineault created a website in which people can say if they can see green or blue. This then changes to the point where he can tell how people see colours.

The site, ismy.blue, was created by Dr Mineault with the aid of AI-assisted coding tools. He told the Guardian: “I added this feature, which shows you the distribution, and that really clicked with people. Do we see the same colours?’ is a question philosophers and scientists – everyone really – have asked themselves for thousands of years. People’s perceptions are ineffable, and it’s interesting to think that we have different views.”

“Apparently, my blue-green boundary is “bluer” than 78% of others, meaning my green is blue to most people. How can that be true?”

Last year it was reported that eyesight plays a part in why childhood seemed an easier and brighter time for many. People online have been saying they remember the world looking more colourful when they were younger - and there might be a scientific reason as to why.

A doctor recently shared their insight into the topic, explaining that there are a variety of reasons as to why this is the case. Dr Karan Raj, a doctor who's known for debunking medical myths, said not only do our eyes play a part but so does the world around us too.

Dr Raj is also known for sharing knowledge on TikTok, and he recently created a video about the topic. The doctor stitched a video from TikTok user Jordan Usher, who showed the digitally enhanced hues of an artificially colourful world with the caption "I swear this is what life looked like as a kid." Dr Raj said at the beginning of the clip: "If you feel like the world has gone from 4k to 1080p, you may be onto something," the doctor began his part of the video.

Sadly, as we age, our eyes undergo changes that can affect our ability to see colours as vividly as we did when we were younger. The once-clear lenses of our eyes naturally become more yellow as we age. The change happens when the lens absorbs UV light to shield our retinas, which causes them to tint over time.

While deteriorating eyes play a part in the world looking less bright as we age, Dr Raj said a colour analysis study run by the Science Museum Group states the world has actually gotten less colourful over time. #

He explained if we compare today's vehicles to the more colourful options available in the past, such as the 50s and 80s, the modern world seems pretty bland in comparison.