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Published online 30 April 2007 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news070430-2
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Seeing the blues
Having different words for light and dark blue may change how you see them.
The language you speak may influence how you perceive colours, according to new research. Russian speakers, who have separate words for light and dark blue, are better at discriminating between the two, suggesting that they do indeed perceive them as different colours.
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