title: A context-dependent illusion in the perception of velocity.
abstract: It has so far been assumed that velocity contrast effects can be explained by local lateral inhibition processes which act to enhance the difference in velocity between a target and its immediate surround. A new velocity illusion is here reported that seriously questions this notion.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Psicologia Generale, Università di Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bressan
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009039:Motion Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D009433:Neural Inhibition / Q000502:physiology; D009903:Optical Illusions / Q000502:physiology*; D010364:Pattern Recognition, Visual / Q000502:physiology; D013997:Time Factors