An illusion of coherent global motion arising from single brief presentations of a stationary stimulus

Brooks, Anna, van der Zwan, Rick, and Holden, John (2003) An illusion of coherent global motion arising from single brief presentations of a stationary stimulus. Vision Research, 43 (23). pp. 2387-2392.

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Abstract

We describe a new illusion in which a single stationary stimulus appears to undergo coherent global motion. Contrast relationships between the stimulus elements suggest the illusion arises via processing of Off- and On-channel signals that remain independent until after passing through low-level motion detectors. We propose that patterns of activation resulting from biphasic temporal impulse response functions in the magnocellular pathway are the basis of the illusion, and describe a model to account for the illusory motion percept.

Item ID: 13831
Item Type: Article (Research - C1)
ISSN: 1878-5646
Keywords: apparent motion; biphasic impulse functions; illusion; off-channel; on-channel
Date Deposited: 03 Nov 2010 01:24
FoR Codes: 17 PSYCHOLOGY AND COGNITIVE SCIENCES > 1701 Psychology > 170112 Sensory Processes, Perception and Performance @ 100%
SEO Codes: 97 EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE > 970117 Expanding Knowledge in Psychology and Cognitive Sciences @ 100%
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