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. 2018 Sep 27;9(5):2041669518801029.
doi: 10.1177/2041669518801029. eCollection 2018 Sep-Oct.

Crowding and the Furrow Illusion

Stuart Anstis  1 , Patrick Cavanagh  2
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Crowding and the Furrow Illusion

Stuart Anstis et al. Iperception. .

Abstract

A spot moves vertically across a large grating of oblique parallel lines. When viewed peripherally, the motion path looks oblique, close to the orientation of the background grating. Even when the grating's orientation is concealed by crowding, it can still deflect the spot's perceived motion path.

Keywords: crowding; illusion; motion; peripheral vision.

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How to cite this article

    1. Anstis, S., & Cavanagh, P. (2018). Crowding and the furrow illusion. i-Perception, 9(5), 1–4. doi: 10.1177/2041669518801029. - PMC - PubMed

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