Visual adaptation alters the apparent speed of real-world actions

Abstract The apparent physical speed of an object in the field of view remains constant despite variations in retinal velocity due to viewing conditions (velocity constancy). For example, people and cars appear to move across the field of view at the same objective speed regardless of distance. In t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: George Mather, Rebecca J. Sharman, Todd Parsons
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-06841-5