TY - JOUR
T1 - On the subject of perceptual illusions, and the ambiguity of perceptual information
AU - Pedersen, Arve Vorland
AU - Sigmundsson, Hermundur
PY - 2004/12
Y1 - 2004/12
N2 - Stoffregen & Bardy (S&B) make the point that the statement "I am moving" made by subjects in a "swinging room" cannot be explained as an illusion of motion, and there is thus no perceptual illusion. In this they are correct. There is in fact motion, but of the environment. We argue that the subjects misinterpret this because the information to the visual system is ambiguous and also deceiving.
AB - Stoffregen & Bardy (S&B) make the point that the statement "I am moving" made by subjects in a "swinging room" cannot be explained as an illusion of motion, and there is thus no perceptual illusion. In this they are correct. There is in fact motion, but of the environment. We argue that the subjects misinterpret this because the information to the visual system is ambiguous and also deceiving.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=21044446434&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1017/s0140525x04230205
DO - 10.1017/s0140525x04230205
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:21044446434
SN - 0140-525X
VL - 27
SP - 889
JO - Behavioral and Brain Sciences
JF - Behavioral and Brain Sciences
IS - 6
ER -