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The Perception of Real Motion
If a cat jumps from a chair
within our field of vision when
we happen to be looking at the
newspaper, the catΓÇÖs image will
displace over the retina, and
we will perceive its motion. It
thus may seem reasonable to
suppose that the bases of
motion perception are the
sensory consequences of a
displacing image. The
perceptual system must detect
the displacement if we are to
gain the information that the
cat yielding that displacing
image is in motion.
Physiologists have in fact
discovered cells in the retina
or in the visual cortex of some
animals that discharge rapidly
if, and only if, a contour or spot
moves over the region of the
retina to which such cells are
connected. Presumably such
cells exist in the human visual
system as well. The firing of
these cells, which have been
called motion-detector
mechanisms, might be regarded
as an explanation of the
perception of motion.