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Summary: Vision Research 46 (2006) 40484058
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doi:10.1016/j.visres.2006.07.020
Illusory scene distortion occurs during perceived self-rotation in roll
Stephen Palmisano a,¤
, Robert S. Allison b,c
, Ian P. Howard c
a
School of Psychology, University of Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
b
Department of Computer Science, York University, Ont., Canada M3J 1P3
c
Centre for Vision Research, York University, Toronto, Ont.,Canada M3J 1P3
Received 3 April 2006; received in revised form 20 July 2006
Abstract
We report a novel illusory distortion of the visual scene, which became apparent during both: (i) observer rotation inside a furnished
stationary room; and (ii) room rotation about the stationary observer. While this distortion had several manifestations, the most common
experience was that scenery near Wxation appeared to sometimes lead and other times lag more peripheral scenery. Across a series of
experiments, we eliminated explanations based on eye-movements, distance misperception, peripheral aliasing, diVerential motion sensi-
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