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Motion fading is driven by perceived, not actual angular velocity.
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PMID:  20371254     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
After prolonged viewing of a slowly drifting or rotating pattern under strict fixation, the pattern appears to slow down and then momentarily stop. Here we examine the relationship between such 'motion fading' and perceived angular velocity. Using several different dot patterns that generate emergent virtual contours, we demonstrate that whenever there is a difference in the perceived angular velocity of two patterns of dots that are in fact rotating at the same angular velocity, there is also a difference in the time to undergo motion fading for those two patterns. Conversely, whenever two patterns show no difference in perceived angular velocity, even if in fact rotating at different angular velocities, we find no difference in the time to undergo motion fading. Thus, motion fading is driven by the perceived rather than actual angular velocity of a rotating stimulus.
Authors:
P J Kohler; G P Caplovitz; P-J Hsieh; J Sun; P U Tse
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-04-03
Journal Detail:
Title:  Vision research     Volume:  50     ISSN:  1878-5646     ISO Abbreviation:  Vision Res.     Publication Date:  2010 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-05-17     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0417402     Medline TA:  Vision Res     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1086-94     Citation Subset:  IM    
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Copyright (c) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Moore Hall, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA. peter.kohler@dartmouth.edu
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