Phenomenal characteristics of the peripheral drift illusion
Phenomenal characteristics of the peripheral drift illusion
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10.24636/vision.15.4_261
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2003
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A. Kitaoka
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A. Kitaoka
The peripheral drift illusion refers to an anomalous motion illusion that can be observed in peripheral vision 1-3) (Fig. 1). Although this illusion has been characterized by gratings that have sawtooth luminance profiles, we demonstrate that ones with stepwise profiles are more effective. Moreover, the order of four regions of different luminances is critical, i.e. the combination of black and dark-gray or the combination of white and light-gray. Specifically, illusory motion tends to appear in the direction from a black region to an adjacent dark-gray region or in the direction from a white region to an adjacent light-gray region (Fig. 2). This order enhances the peripheral drift illusion as shown in Fig. 3. We point out two novel factors that affect the strength of illusory motion.(1)The peripheral drift illusion is enhanced by stepwise luminance profiles, as mentioned above. Stimuli with smooth luminance profiles, like Fig. 1, give weaker illusion. (2)The peripheral drift illusion is enhanced by fragmented or curved edges. Stimuli made up of long edges give weaker illusion. Fig. 4 is produced