Research Reveals Women Perceive Colour Better Than Men (PICTURES)

Why Men Really 'Do' See Things Differently To Women
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If you've ever been shopping with a man, you won't be surprised by this piece of research.

When researchers from the City University of New York compared the vision of men and women they discovered each gender perceived colour differently.

According to Fox News, if both sexes looked at an orange, it appeared redder to the man than to the woman. Similarly, grass looked yellower to a man and greener to a woman.

A fact that may explain the male proclivity for Hawaiian holiday shirts.

While men have greater sensitivity to fine detail and rapidly moving stimuli, women are better at discriminating between colours, suggests new research published in Biology of Sex Differences.

So if you wanted to summarise: women are great at picking out the wallpaper, while men should be left to play Fifa!

Do these famous ladies have a fine sense of colour coordination?

Exceptions That Prove The Rule?
Nicki Minaj: MTV Video Music Awards(01 of12)
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She dove headfirst into the toy chest of her youth, and whatever stuck, she called that an outfit. (credit:getty)
Tyra Banks: Teen Choice Awards (02 of12)
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Tyra seems to be channeling her disappointment that Quentin Tarantino cast Vivica Fox in "Kill Bill" into this superhero-inspired strapless wetsuit. (credit:getty)
Gladys Knight: BET Awards(03 of12)
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Gladys apparently missed her connection and ended up on the "Midnight Tarp To Georgia." (credit:getty)
Erykah Badu: Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival(04 of12)
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Erykah loves the movies. Her favorites are "The Sound Of Music" and "Gone With The Wind" -- how else to explain her decision to combine lederhosen and a goatherder's hat with a poncho made out of her drapes? (credit:getty)
Estelle: Samsung Hope For Children Gala (05 of12)
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The deep neckline at least distracts you from the fact that the dress looks like a sick peacock. (credit:getty)
Mary J Blige: BET Hip Hop Awards(06 of12)
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What is that even made out of? Papyrus? (credit:getty)
Keri Hilson: The Blonds Fashion Show(07 of12)
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Because what most biker chicks don't often provide is a landing strip for extraterrestrial visitors. Keri, for one, would like to welcome our new alien overlords! (credit:gap)
Zoe Saldana: Film Independent Spirit Awards (08 of12)
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Leopard and lace are lovely. Just not together. Thanks! (credit:getty)
Shaunie O'Neal: Simone I Smith Jewelry Event(09 of12)
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To put it bluntly, the earrings make it look as if her head had been impaled on a coat hanger. The kaleidoscopic tissue-paper top is actually kind of cute. (credit:getty)
Halle Berry: 42nd NAACP Image Awards(10 of12)
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This is one of those 3D picture puzzles. If you stare at her belly button and kind of cross your eyes, you can see her Oscar. (credit:getty)
Tamar Braxton: Soul Train Awards(11 of12)
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The fins add stability during lift-off. (credit:getty)
Patti Labelle: The Heart Truth's Red Dress Show(12 of12)
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Kimono, or Kim-Oh No!, we wonder? (credit:getty)

In a statement, researchers suggest that testosterone could be linked to the difference in visual centers between the sexes.

Prof Israel Abramov, who led this study commented: "As with other senses, such as hearing and the olfactory system, there are marked sex differences in vision between men and women."

In the brain there are high concentrations of male sex hormone (androgen) receptors throughout cerebral cortex, especially in the visual cortex which is responsible for processing images.

"The elements of vision we measured are determined by inputs from specific sets of thalamic neurons into the primary visual cortex.

"We suggest that, since these neurons are guided by the cortex during embryogenesis, that testosterone plays a major role, somehow leading to different connectivity between males and females.

"The evolutionary driving force between these differences is less clear."