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Joshua A Solomon¹, Michael J Morgan

¹Department of Optometry and Visual Science, City University, London EC1V 0HB, UK. j.a.solomon@city.ac.uk

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Area of Science:

Visual perception
Human visual system
Psychophysics

Background:

The human visual system exhibits a tilt illusion, exaggerating differences between adjacent line or grating orientations.
Previous research has not fully elucidated the mechanisms underlying foveal tilt illusions and their interaction with surrounding elements.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the impact of flanking stimuli on the foveal tilt illusion.
To determine whether flanker orientation affects contrast sensitivity or acuity for tilt changes.
To explore the underlying mechanisms of flank-induced acuity loss in the fovea.

Main Methods:

Psychophysical experiments measuring tilt perception and contrast sensitivity.
Systematic variation of flanker orientation relative to a central target.
Analysis of acuity for small tilt changes in the presence of various flanks.

Main Results:

Oblique flanks significantly reduced visual acuity for small tilt changes in the central visual field.
Flankers, regardless of their orientation, did not decrease contrast sensitivity.
The observed effects suggest a recalibration of the reference orientation rather than orientation-selective lateral inhibition or conventional crowding.

Conclusions:

The foveal tilt illusion is not caused by orientation-selective lateral inhibition.
Flank-induced acuity loss in the fovea can be explained by stochastic recalibration of the perceived reference orientation.
This recalibration mechanism offers a novel explanation for visual illusions affecting orientation perception.