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Motion as a reference for positions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 May 2008

Wim van de Grind
Wim van de Grind
Affiliation:
Department of Functional Neurobiology, Utrecht University, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands. w.a.vandegrind@uu.nl
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Abstract

Is the position of a moving target “predicted”? I argue that we should regard moving targets as the natural (veridical) position references. Motion is probably perceptually absolute, whereas position and time are relative quantities, as in physics. According to this view, processing delays are incorporated in the abstract local signs of motion signals. The flash-lag effect is one case in point.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 31 , Issue 2 , April 2008 , pp. 218 - 219
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Copyright ©Cambridge University Press 2008

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