Facts about Anomalous Motion Illusion

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   Static images exploiting the anomalous motion illusion are widely used in vision science to study how the brain constructs perception of motion from luminance contrast.

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   Eye movements such as microsaccades and smooth pursuit are thought to play a role in generating the perceived motion in anomalous motion illusions.

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   Peripheral drift, a core mechanism behind anomalous motion illusions, arises from differential processing speeds of light and dark edges in the visual system.

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   Akiyoshi Kitaoka, a Japanese psychologist, is among the most prominent researchers who have created and studied anomalous motion illusion designs.

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   The anomalous motion illusion causes static images with repeated asymmetric patterns to appear to move or drift when viewed peripherally.

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