The wagon wheel illusion in movies and reality.
Wheels turning in the movies or in other forms of stroboscopic presentation often appear to be rotating backward. Remarkably, a similar illusion is also seen in continuous light. The occurrence of this perception in the absence of intermittent illumination suggests that we normally see motion, as in movies, by processing a series of visual episodes.
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Department of Neurobiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
Paydarfar
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Andrews
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D005133:Eye Movements / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008959:Models, Neurological; D009039:Motion Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D009040:Motion Pictures; D009903:Optical Illusions / Q000502:physiology*; D010775:Photic Stimulation