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Luo J, Chen Z, Lu Y, Spillmann L, Andolina IM, Wang W. The Serpentine Illusion: A Visual Motion Illusion Induced by Phase-Shifted Line Gratings. Front Neurosci 2020; 14:612153. [PMID: 33424543 PMCID: PMC7793819 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2020.612153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2020] [Accepted: 11/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
In a pattern of horizontal lines containing ± 45° zigzagging phase-shifted strips, vivid illusory motion is perceived when the pattern is translated up or down at a moderate speed. Two forms of illusory motion are seen: [i] a motion "racing" along the diagonal interface between the strips and [ii] lateral (sideways) motion of the strip sections. We found the relative salience of these two illusory motions to be strongly influenced by the vertical spacing and length of the line gratings, and the period length of the zigzag strips. Both illusory motions are abolished when the abutting strips are interleaved, separated by a gap or when a real line is superimposed at the interface. Illusory motion is also severely weakened when equiluminant colored grating lines are used. Illusory motion perception is fully restored at < 20% luminance contrast. Using adaptation, we find that line-ends alone are insufficient for illusory motion perception, and that both physical carrier motion and line orientation are required. We finally test a classical spatiotemporal energy model of V1 cells that exhibit direction tuning changes that are consistent with the direction of illusory motion. Taking this data together, we constructed a new visual illusion and surmise its origin to interactions of spatial and temporal energy of the lines and line-ends preferentially driving the magnocellular pathway.
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Affiliation(s)
- Junxiang Luo
- Institute of Neuroscience, State Key Laboratory of Neuroscience, Key Laboratory of Primate Neurobiology, CAS Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Center for Brain Science and Brain-Inspired Intelligence Technology, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Neuroscience, State Key Laboratory of Neuroscience, Key Laboratory of Primate Neurobiology, CAS Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Center for Brain Science and Brain-Inspired Intelligence Technology, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Neuroscience, State Key Laboratory of Neuroscience, Key Laboratory of Primate Neurobiology, CAS Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Center for Brain Science and Brain-Inspired Intelligence Technology, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience, State Key Laboratory of Neuroscience, Key Laboratory of Primate Neurobiology, CAS Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Center for Brain Science and Brain-Inspired Intelligence Technology, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Neuroscience, State Key Laboratory of Neuroscience, Key Laboratory of Primate Neurobiology, CAS Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Center for Brain Science and Brain-Inspired Intelligence Technology, Shanghai, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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The perception of speed based on L-M and S-(L+M) cone opponent processing. Vision Res 2009; 49:870-6. [PMID: 19285523 DOI: 10.1016/j.visres.2009.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2008] [Revised: 03/04/2009] [Accepted: 03/05/2009] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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We have measured perceived speed and speed discrimination thresholds for stimuli that selectively activate the L-M, S-(L+M) cone opponent and L+M (luminance) post-receptoral pathways. For low speeds and low contrasts speed discrimination thresholds for L-M and S-(L+M) are similar but are higher and have a greater dependency upon contrast than those for luminance motion. These differences between chromatic and luminance speed perception can be eliminated when stimuli are equated with respect to their individual motion detection thresholds (MDTs). For fast moving gratings speed perception based upon L-M, S-(L+M) and L+M signals is similar in terms of threshold performance and contrast dependency. These results are consistent with the view that there are separate mechanisms for the analysis of chromatic and luminance motion, the relative contributions of which may change as a function of stimulus contrast and speed. The similarity in performance for S-(L+M) and L+M chromatic stimuli across a range of stimulus parameters suggests that signals derived from the two cone opponent pathways can be used equally well. Our results argue against the idea that speed perception is compromised when it is based upon information derived from the S-(L+M) cone opponent pathway.
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