Search research articles

ABOUT JoVE

Overview Leadership Blog JoVE Help Center

AUTHORS

Publishing Process Editorial Board Scope & Policies Peer Review FAQ Submit

LIBRARIANS

Testimonials Subscriptions Access Resources Library Advisory Board FAQ

RESEARCH

JoVE Journal Methods Collections JoVE Encyclopedia of Experiments Archive

EDUCATION

JoVE Core JoVE Business JoVE Science Education JoVE Lab Manual Faculty Resource Center Faculty Site

Terms & Conditions of Use

Search research articles

Related Experiment Videos

Random-dot motion displaces Ehrenstein illusion

L Spillmann, C Redies

|January 1, 1981

Summary

This summary is machine-generated.

Illusory figures in Ehrenstein displays change appearance with random dot backgrounds, showing altered structure and apparent motion. This suggests different neural mechanisms process figure and ground elements based on dot movement.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by

Same author

Stroke-blind for colors, faces and locations: Partial recovery after three years.

Restorative neurology and neuroscience·2012

Same author

1/f(p) Characteristics of the Fourier power spectrum affects ERP correlates of face learning and recognition.

Biological psychology·2011

Same author

Cadherin expression in the somatosensory cortex: evidence for a combinatorial molecular code at the single-cell level.

Neuroscience·2010

Same author

Cadherin-19 expression is restricted to myelin-forming cells in the chicken embryo.

Neuroscience·2009

Same author

Differential expression of five members of the ADAM family in the developing chicken brain.

Neuroscience·2008

Same author

Regionalized cadherin-7 expression by radial glia is regulated by Shh and Pax7 during chicken spinal cord development.

Neuroscience·2006

Same journal

Predictive models and parameter analysis for multiple tactile perceptions in skin-wet fabrics interface.

Perception·2026

Same journal

High-resolution kitsch by AI: Why society needs art, not more AI content.

Perception·2026

Same journal

Benchmarking spatial discrimination thresholds of two-frame motion defined forms compared to luminance and stereoscopic defined forms.

Perception·2026

Same journal

The effect of face masks on the perception of trustworthiness and competence in individuals with autistic traits.

Perception·2026

Same journal

The importance of external features for categorizing ethnicity: can Koreans identify Korean, Japanese, and Chinese faces?

Perception·2026

Same journal

Interoception, alexithymia, and motor congruency: Psychological drivers of body ownership in virtual reality.

Perception·2026

See all related articles

Area of Science:

Visual perception
Neuroscience
Psychophysics

Background:

Ehrenstein figures typically induce illusory brightness enhancement.
The effect of random-dot backgrounds on these figures is not well understood.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate how random-dot backgrounds alter the perception of Ehrenstein figures.
To explore the underlying neurophysiological mechanisms responsible for these visual phenomena.

Main Methods:

Presentation of Ehrenstein figures against a dynamic random-dot background.
Observation and analysis of changes in illusory area structure and perceived motion.
Hypothesizing neurophysiological correlates based on observed perceptual changes.

Main Results:

Related Experiment Videos

Random-dot backgrounds replaced brightness enhancement with changes in perceived grain and structure.
Illusory areas showed less dense, organized dots and apparent motion.
Illusory patches moved with the background dots, maintaining organization.

Conclusions:

Visual perception of Ehrenstein figures is modulated by background texture and motion.
Differential neurophysiological persistence may underlie figure-ground segregation and motion perception.
Moving dots forming open paths are integrated as figures, while crossing dots form the ground.