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Adaptation to motion can produce effects on both the perceived motion (the motion aftereffect) and the position (McGraw, Whitaker, Skillen, & Chung, 2002; Nishida & Johnston, 1999; Snowden, 1998; Whitaker, McGraw, & Pearson, 1999) of a subsequently viewed test stimulus. The position shift can be interpreted as a consequence of the motion aftereffect. For example, as the motion within a stationary aperture creates the impression that the aperture is shifted in position (De Valois & De Valois, 1991; Hayes, 2000; Ramachandran & Anstis, 1990), the motion aftereffect may generate a shift in perceived position of the test pattern simply because of the illusory motion it generates on the pattern. However, here we show a different aftereffect of motion adaptation that causes a shift in the apparent position of an object even when the object appears stationary and is located several degrees from the adapted region. This position aftereffect of motion reveals a new form of motion adaptation—one that does not result in a motion aftereffect—and suggests that motion and position signals are processed independently but then interact at a higher stage of processing.
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This work was supported by a National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship and NEI Grant EY13899 to D.W. and by NIH Grant EY02598 to P.C.
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Whitney, D., Cavanagh, P. Motion adaptation shifts apparent position without the motion aftereffect. Perception & Psychophysics 65, 1011–1018 (2003). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03194830
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