Encoding Information From Rotations Too Rapid To Be ConsciouslyPerceived as Rotating: A Replication of the Motion Bridging Effect on a LiquidCrystal Display

摘要

A ring of points that is rotated so rapidly is perceived as a stationary outlinecircle that can induce an illusory rotation with the same spin direction in asubsequently presented ring of stationary points. This motion bridging effect(MBE) demonstrates that motion information can be conveyed by temporalfrequencies generally thought to exceed the processing capabilities of the humanvisual system. It was first described in displays shown with an analogoscilloscope, but the rapid rotation rates needed to produce the MBE haveheretofore prevented it from being investigated with conventional raster scanmonitors. Here, we demonstrate the MBE can be reliably generated using the newgeneration of 240 Hz LCD gaming monitors, and exhibits basic characteristicssimilar to those reported previously. These monitors therefore provide a readilyavailable resource for research on the MBE and the studies of the visualprocessing rapid motions in general.