Cited by 1,076Visual perception and processing mechanismsMotor Control and AdaptationAdvanced Vision and Imaging

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Motion illusions as optimal percepts

Abstract

The pattern of local image velocities on the retina encodes important environmental information. Although humans are generally able to extract this information, they can easily be deceived into seeing incorrect velocities. We show that these 'illusions' arise naturally in a system that attempts to estimate local image velocity. We formulated a model of visual motion perception using standard estimation theory, under the assumptions that (i) there is noise in the initial measurements and (ii) slower motions are more likely to occur than faster ones. We found that specific instantiation of such a velocity estimator can account for a wide variety of psychophysical phenomena.

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  1. Simoncelli, E., Adelson, E. & Heeger, D. in Proc. IEEE Conf. Comput. Vision Pattern Recog. 310–315 (IEEE, Washington DC, 1991).

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Authors
Weiss, Y., Simoncelli, E. P., & Adelson, E. H.
Affiliations
  • Hebrew University of Jerusalem (IL)
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute (US)
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (US)
Corresponding author
Weiss, Yair
Venue
Nature Neuroscience
Published
2002-05-20
Volume
5
Issue
6
Pages
598-604
ISSN
  • 1097-6256 (ISSN-L)
  • 1546-1726
OpenAlex
W2148596731
Cited by
1,076
References
49
Citations by year
2026: 33 · 2025: 48 · 2024: 42 · 2023: 31 · 2022: 38 · 2021: 52 · 2020: 43 · 2019: 59 · 2018: 55 · 2017: 57 · 2016: 44 · 2015: 50 · 2014: 65 · 2013: 59 · 2012: 51
FWCI
16.03
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Nature Neuroscience (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (5r01ey011005-05)
  • National Eye Institute (R01 EY11005)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Visual perception and processing mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Motor Control and Adaptation
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition › Advanced Vision and Imaging
Keywords
illusory motion, visual motion perception, velocity estimation, Bayesian estimation, psychophysics, measurement noise
MeSH terms
Humans, Models, Neurological, Motion Perception, Optical Illusions, Time Factors, Contrast Sensitivity

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