visual illusion

collocation in English

meaningsofvisualandillusion

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visual
adjective
uk
/ˈvɪʒ.u.əl/us
/ˈvɪʒ.u.əl/
relating ...
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illusion
noun
uk
/ɪˈluː.ʒən/us
/ɪˈluː.ʒən/
an idea or belief that is ...
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(Definition ofvisualandillusionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Yet the experimental protocol appears to be such as to confusevisualillusionwith knowledge of physical law.
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That is, when a contextual figure/object induces avisualillusion, this affects planning but not control.
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The reader may have noticed that the parallelograms do not look horizontal in either of these pictures, so obviously there is avisualillusioninvolved.
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When faced with a novel task utilizing avisualillusion, the ventral system might at times override the functions of the dorsal system.
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Then why should they be influenced by avisualillusionwhen hand movements are not?
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The study of visual illusions is well-established; avisualillusionis precisely a case where an object visually appears to have a property it does not in fact have.
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The pointing errors recorded were linked to the specificity of the pointing task, that is, only pointings performed at the target location were unaffected byvisualillusion.
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This typicalvisualillusionalso occurs in touch and with an auditory-to-visual sensory-substitution device.
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One would also add that it is the tantalising effects ofvisualillusionfrom a distance which completes the picture.
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The trick was there was no movement, it was caused by avisualillusionknown as the autokinetic effect.
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Thevisualillusioncommunity includes visual scientists, ophthalmologists, neurologists, and visual artists that use a variety of methods to help discover the neural underpinnings of visual illusory perception.
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Often, we are made aware of the existence of these powerful interpretations and their assumptions when they are in error, that is, when we discover avisualillusion.
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Two commentaries deal with the effects of visual illusions on eye-movements.
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Sometimes, for example, the explanation of visual illusions appeals to some "real-world assumption" of the visual system (say, that the illuminant is above the perceiver).
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Their results showed an increased toe elevation in conditions where an illusion was perceived, leading them to conclude that there was a correlation betweenvisualillusionand visuo-motor coordination.
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Table 2 summarizes the literature on visual illusions and body movements.
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In contrast, in the perception-action model, the effects of visual illusions should be consistent (either small or large) throughout the movement.
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Many findings are consistent with the idea that visual illusions influence perception more than action.
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The study of visual illusions in healthy subjects does not bear directly on issues of visual processing streams.
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The planning-control dichotomy offers an alternative that better accounts for the apparent controversy in experimental data related to visual illusions.
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