Motion signals bias localization judgments: A unified explanation for the flash-lag, flash-drag, flash-jump, and Frohlich illusions

Journal of Vision

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Eagleman, David M ^a   Sejnowski, Terrence J ^b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Flash drag; Flash jump; Flash lag; Frohlich effect; Motion; Position; Postdiction; Vision

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; VISUAL ILLUSION;

HUMANS; MOTION PERCEPTION; OBSERVER VARIATION; OPTICAL ILLUSIONS; PHOTIC STIMULATION;

EID: 33947308183     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15347362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/7.4.3     Document Type: Article

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