The wagon-wheel illusion in continuous light.
The fact that a perceptual experience akin to the familiar wagon-wheel illusion in movies and on TV can occur in the absence of stroboscopic presentation is intriguing because of its relevance to visuo-temporal parsing. The wagon-wheel effect in continuous light has also been the source of considerable misunderstanding and dispute, as is apparent in a series of recent papers. Here we review this potentially confusing evidence and suggest how it should be interpreted.
Andrews
Tim
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Department of Psychology, University of York, York, YO10 5DD, UK. t.andrews@psych.york.ac.uk
Purves
Dale
D
D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology; D003071:Cognition; D006801:Humans; D008027:Light; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology; D009903:Optical Illusions; D013690:Television; D013998:Time Perception; D014796:Visual Perception