We Have No Blue Detectors in the Center of Our Eyes: How the Binocular Master-Slave System Patches the Foveolar Blindspot

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2026-09-11
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22698320
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Visual perception and processing mechanisms
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We Have No Blue Detectors in the Center of Our Eyes: How the Binocular Master-Slave System Patches the Foveolar Blindspot

Florin Horicianu
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Visual perception and processing mechanisms
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We Have No Blue Detectors in the Center of Our Eyes: How the Binocular Master-Slave System Patches the Foveolar Blindspot

Florin Horicianu
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Abstract

It is an established anatomical fact that the absolute center of the human retina (the foveola) contains zero S-cones, rendering the center of human vision physically blind to the color blue (Small-Field Tritanopia). Classical neuroscience posits that humans perceive central blue targets through monocular workarounds, such as involuntary saccadic eye movements dragging light across peripheral sensors, or chromatic aberration blurring light outward. This paper introduces a far superior, instantaneous, and computationally elegant mechanism: Binocular Chromatic Patching. Under the Master-Slave Kinematic Model, the Dominant (Master) eye targets a central blue object, registering sharp geometry but zero blue color. Simultaneously, autonomic motor constraints force the Non-Dominant (Slave) eye into a slight geometric miss. This mandatory offset causes the blue light in the Slave eye to physically land just outside its foveola, directly striking the dense ring of S-cones in the parafovea. The visual cortex executes a "Cyclopean Vector Collapse," instantaneously extracting the blue color data from the Slave eye and patching it over the sharp, colorless geometric map of the Master eye. We conclude that binocular vision is not merely a tool for depth perception, but a continuous, real-time color-correction engine designed to patch the anatomical blindspots of the dominant fovea.

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Visual perception and processing mechanisms
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