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"Ume"*

* ume = Japanese apricot

Ume appear to shed light.

Copyright Akiyoshi .Kitaoka 2006 (February 17)

Ume in the Kitano-temmangu shrine


"Heartbeat"

The heart appears to beat.

Copyright Akiyoshi .Kitaoka 2006 (February 17)


"Rotating peaches"

Rings appear to rotate.

Copyright Akiyoshi .Kitaoka 2006 (February 17)

I think that the quick rotation observed at the changes of the background may be the spinning disks illusion, which was proposed by Professor Johannes M. Zanker.

Williams, A. L., Zanker, J. M., & Ashida, H. (2005). Cortical activity during illusory motion sensations: the Spinning Disks illusion. Perception, 34 Supplement, 125.
Zanker, J. M. and Walker, R. (2004) A new look at Op art: towards a simple explanation of illusory motion. Naturwissenschaften, 91, 149-156.

Related references:

Journal of Vision    Volume 5, Number 10, Article 2, Pages 764-782

Visual illusions based on single-field contrast asynchronies
Arthur G. Shapiro
Justin P. Charles
Mallory Shear-Heyman
http://journalofvision.org/5/10/2/

Gregory R L, Heard P F, 1983 "Visual dissociations of movement, position, and stereo depth" Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology 35A 217-237

Anstis S M, 1970 "Phi movement as a subtraction process" Vision Research 10 1411-1430


"The Looking-Glass"

The image appears to move. When observed from more than 1 meter apart, we may see stereopscopic appearance (chromostereopsis).

Copyright Akiyoshi .Kitaoka 2006 (February 16)


"Aka-Fuji"*

*aka = red; Fuji = Mt. Fuji-san, the highest mountain in Japan

The middle column appears to move downward.

Copyright Akiyoshi .Kitaoka 2006 (February 16)


"The scream"

The image appears to expand.

Copyright Akiyoshi .Kitaoka 2006 (February 16)


"Rotating primroses"

The disk appears to rotate counterclockwise.

Copyright Akiyoshi .Kitaoka 2006 (February 13)


"Rose man"

Each checkerboard pattern appears to expand.

Copyright Akiyoshi .Kitaoka 2006 (February 13)


"Psychedelic rotating snakes"

Disks appear to rotate.

Copyright Akiyoshi .Kitaoka 2006 (February 12)


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