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An experiment, using static and moving patterns of lines, was performed in order to test the hypothesis that fixation results in a perceptual disappearance of the static pattern, but not in a disappearance of the moving pattern. The results which were obtained verify earlier reported effects with regard to static fading, but also show that fixation yields a total disappearance of the moving pattern of lines. This outcome is interpreted as a complication of the notion of changing stimulation as a necessary and sufficient condition of perception.
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Eriksson, E.S. Visual disappearance of a motion pattern. Psychon Sci 17, 85–86 (1969). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03336458
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03336458