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Prolonged exposure to a reciprocating motion that is tracked by the eyes results in diminished extent of perceived motion. Investigation of this effect showed that it becomes manifest only in perceived motion that is caused by ocular pursuit, but that it is not an eye muscle effect. It may consist in a changed evaluation of eye movements. The results throw some light on the relations between the processes that are caused by different stimuli for motion.
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This work was supported by Grant 11089 from the National Institute of Mental Health to Swarthmore College, Hans Wallach, principal investigator.
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Wallach, H., Schulman, P. & O’Leary, A. The effect of prolonged practice of pursuit eye movement. Perception & Psychophysics 30, 533–539 (1981). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03202006
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03202006