Perception: a motion after-effect for voluntary actions

Flavia Mancini; Patrick Haggard

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2013.12.005

Perception: a motion after-effect for voluntary actions

Curr Biol. 2014 Jan 20;24(2):R70-R72. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2013.12.005.

Authors

Flavia Mancini¹, Patrick Haggard²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology, University College London, London, UK; Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London, London, UK. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London, London, UK.

PMID: 24456978
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2013.12.005

Abstract

After viewing directional motion for a period of time, we experience a motion after-effect in which a subsequent stationary object appears to move in the opposite direction. A recent study demonstrates a novel motion after-effect that depends on the movement of the hand.

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MeSH terms

Figural Aftereffect*
Humans
Motion*
Movement*