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Not my field, but as far as I understand, if we were able to fix the cones, I'd imagine the brain would be able to perceive the colors, as the human brain is not defective in color-blindness (to my knowledge at the very least). The conceptual idea of "color" is a human concept, because it is the brain's perception of certain wavelengths of light after they've been processed by the human eye, so my initial thought would be that replacing the cones would restore the ability to perceive that wavelength normally. I'd imagine it might result in some distress or confusion at first, since it would be difficult to adjust to though. So the brain very well might perceive these colors as less vibrant even after restoring the cones. I wouldn't be surprised if that were the case. This speculation makes sense to me, but don't take what I've said as law. I'd need to look more into it to know for certain
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