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I'm curious whether the afterimage effect plays a role in enhancing vision,
such as detecting motion, or widening our effective field of vision when we
scan our surroundings?  Maybe straightening out our vision during a bumpy
car ride?

-Eric 


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It's an afterimage in the eye. I know the Exploratorium has a few  
exhibits/activities based on the same thing. Here's what I found after  
a quick search for more explanation:
http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/bird_in_cage/index.html
http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/afterimage/index.html

It's an effect I know all too well after spending a lot of time with  
anaglyph glasses.

- Paul Koenig

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> Dear all,
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> My son sent me an optical illusion unlike any I've seen before.  I
> thought you would enjoy it.  Does anyone know what is happening in the
> eye/brain to make this work?
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> http://www.johnsadowski.com/big_spanish_castle.php
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