The wagon wheel illusion in movies and reality.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
Wheels turning in the movies or in other forms of stroboscopic presentation often appear to be rotating backward. Remarkably, a similar illusion is also seen in continuous light. The occurrence of this perception in the absence of intermittent illumination suggests that we normally see motion, as in movies, by processing a series of visual episodes.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Purves, D; Paydarfar, JA; Andrews, TJ
Published Date
- April 1996
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 93 / 8
Start / End Page
- 3693 - 3697
PubMed ID
- 8622999
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC39674
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1091-6490
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0027-8424
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1073/pnas.93.8.3693
Language
- eng