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  • Title: Color vision perception in the capuchin monkey (Cebus apella): a re-evaluation of procedures using Munsell papers.
    Author: Gomes UR, Pessoa DM, Tomaz C, Pessoa VF.
    Journal: Behav Brain Res; 2002 Feb 01; 129(1-2):153-7. PubMed ID: 11809506.
    Abstract:
    In previous experiments based on color vision discrimination of Munsell chips, Pessoa et al. (Behav Brain Res 1997;89:285-8) presented evidence of trichromatic color vision in capuchin monkeys. However, the possibility of subjects using brightness cues was not eliminated. The purpose of the present study was to reassess the color perception in Cebus apella in a similar behavioral paradigm, but using a range of brightness values at each tested hue. We now report that male capuchins show a dichromatic behavior. The results are discussed in terms of the hypothesis of male dichromatism in the New World monkey, the biological role of color vision and cognitive abilities of capuchin monkeys.
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