Effect of Grouping, Segmentation, and Vestibular Stimulation on the Autokinetic Effect

We report some new observations on what could be regarded as the world’s simplest visual illusion—the autokinetic effect. When a single dim spot of light is viewed in a completely dark room, it moves vividly in random directions. During steady fixation, perhaps subtle eye movements cause the image t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Vilayanur S. Ramachandran, Chaipat Chunharas, Rachel Croft, Nader Batal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-01-01
Series:i-Perception
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2041669517752716