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MPI CyberMotion Simulator: Implementation of a Novel Motion Simulator to Investigate Multisensory Path Integration in Three Dimensions
Published on: May 10, 2012
Integration of motion information in illusory motion perceived in stationary patterns
Taisuke Kobayashi1, Eiji Watanabe2,3
1Laboratory of Neurophysiology, National Institute for Basic Biology, Higashiyama 5-1, Myodaiji-Cho, Okazaki, Aichi, 444-8787, Japan. taisukekbys@gmail.com.
Abstract:
Illusory motion is a phenomenon in which stationary images with repeating luminance gradient patterns appear to be moving. In this study, we conducted experiments focusing on illusory motion to verify the hypothetical rule that velocity information, extracted from local luminance patterns, is integrated by summation in visual information processing. This rule is based on the hypothesis of velocity integration, and could estimate perceived velocity of stimulus. The summation rule was evaluated by a psychophysical experiment. Our results showed that the summation rule unbiasedly predicted perceived velocity, suggesting that an algorithm for integrating velocity information in illusory motion is based on the summation rule. These results would contribute to understanding of the spatial integration of local motion signals in visual information processing.
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