The ‘Rotating Snakes’ in Smooth Motion do Not Appear to Rotate

The ‘Rotating Snakes’ in Smooth Motion do Not Appear to Rotate

‘Rotating snakes’ is an illusory figure in which the ‘snakes’ are perceived to rotate. We report that when the image moves smoothly, the snakes do not appear to rotate, although the retinal images are continuously refreshed. Therefore, to produce the illusion, the image should remain stationary (wit...

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Veröffentlicht in:Perception (London) 2010-01, Vol.39 (5), p.721-724
Hauptverfasser: Tomimatsu, Erika, Ito, Hiroyuki, Seno, Takeharu, Sunaga, Shoji
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Adult
Humans
Motion Perception - physiology
Optical Illusions - physiology
Photic Stimulation
Rotation
Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:‘Rotating snakes’ is an illusory figure in which the ‘snakes’ are perceived to rotate. We report that when the image moves smoothly, the snakes do not appear to rotate, although the retinal images are continuously refreshed. Therefore, to produce the illusion, the image should remain stationary (without being refreshed) for some time on the same retinal position.
ISSN:0301-0066
1468-4233
DOI:10.1068/p6455