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Researchers hacked 5 people's brains so they could see a new and impossible color

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Researchers hacked 5 people's brains so they could see a new and impossible color.

The new color 'olo' is neat, but the technique behind it could be groundbreaking.

Researchers hacked participants' retinas to allow them to see an impossible color using a new technique called "Oz" University of California, Berkeley , developed the technique to activate specific cones in the retina.

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