This chapter discusses the Breathing Light Illusion. The Breathing Light Illusion is a size and brightness illusion elicited by the self-motion of the observer. The stimulus consists of a circular white spot that is presented on a black background, characterized by blurred boundaries. The blurred spot, which in static view seems to glow and exhibits a self-luminance appearance, is perceived as wider, brighter, and more diffuse when it is approached but smaller, darker, and sharper when one recedes from it. A possible explanation of the phenomenon is related to the superimposition of the afterimage on the physical stimulus during dynamical viewing.

(2017). The breathing light illusion: Illusory size and brightness variation induced by motion . Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10446/153167

The breathing light illusion: Illusory size and brightness variation induced by motion

Gori, Simone;
2017-01-01

Abstract

This chapter discusses the Breathing Light Illusion. The Breathing Light Illusion is a size and brightness illusion elicited by the self-motion of the observer. The stimulus consists of a circular white spot that is presented on a black background, characterized by blurred boundaries. The blurred spot, which in static view seems to glow and exhibits a self-luminance appearance, is perceived as wider, brighter, and more diffuse when it is approached but smaller, darker, and sharper when one recedes from it. A possible explanation of the phenomenon is related to the superimposition of the afterimage on the physical stimulus during dynamical viewing.
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2017
The Oxford Compendium of Visual Illusions
Shapiro, Arthur G.; Todorovic, Dejan
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9780199794607
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brightness illusion; size; brightness; motion; blurred boundaries; afterimage;
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