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Motion aftereffect

The motion aftereffect (MAE) is a visual illusion experienced after viewing a moving visual stimulus for a time (tens of milliseconds to minutes) with stationary eyes, and then fixating a stationary stimulus. The stationary stimulus appears to move in the opposite direction to the original (physically moving) stimulus. The motion aftereffect is believed…

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Motion aftereffect

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Triples75
Avg. degree1.88
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related to Sources · 55
Motion aftereffect → Addams, Adolf Wohlgemuth’s, Allman, An, Baker, Barlow, Beiträge, Brady, Brain, Brain Research, British Journal, Dale, Daten, Direction-specific, Dvorak, E1080, E1088, Edinburgh Philosophical Magazine, Evidence, Glasser
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Motion aftereffect → According, Aristotle, Falls, Foyers, Gustav Adolf Wohlgemuth, Jan Evangelista Purkyně, Morgan, Robert Addams, Scotland, The, Thompson, Verstraten, Wade
related to Bibliography · 7
Motion aftereffect → Anstis, Cambridge, Mass, Mather, MIT Press, The, Verstraten

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motion aftereffect moving stationary illusion waterfall one example adaptation spiral stimulus also movement direction opposite looks neurons seen neural perception

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Motion aftereffectrelated to BibliographyMather0.60section
Motion aftereffectrelated to BibliographyVerstraten0.60section
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Motion aftereffectrelated to BibliographyCambridge0.60section
Motion aftereffectrelated to BibliographyMass0.60section
Motion aftereffectrelated to BibliographyMIT Press0.60section
Motion aftereffectrelated to historyAristotle0.60section
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Motion aftereffectrelated to historyJan Evangelista Purkyně0.60section
Motion aftereffectrelated to historyRobert Addams0.60section
Motion aftereffectrelated to historyFalls0.60section

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