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Illusion of image persistence
An afterimage, or after-image, is an image that continues to appear in the eyes after a period of exposure to the original image. An afterimage may be a normal phenomenon or may be pathological (palinopsia). Illusory palinopsia may be a pathological exaggeration of physiological afterimages. Afterimages occur because photochemical activity in the retina continues even when the eyes are no longer experiencing the original stimulus. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: AfterimageA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: An Au 25 nanocluster/MoS 2 vdWaals heterojunction phototransistor for chromamorphic visual-afterimage emulationInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: The spiral after-effectThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Retinotopic activity in V1 reflects the perceived and not the retinal size of an afterimageCited 136 times
- Go sideways: Opponent processA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Lilac chaserA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun An image which persists or remains in negative after the original stimulation has ended.
🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Retinotopic activity in V1 reflects the perceived and not the retinal size of an afterimage
Afterimage of Perceptually Filled-in Surface
“Negative Afterimage” in Hearing
Odor representations in the olfactory bulb evolve after the first breath and persist as an odor afterimage
Afterimage movement during saccades in the dark
Filling-in afterimage colors between the lines
Initial‐image and afterimage discrimination in the human rod and cone systems.
Perceived movement of the afterimage during eye movements
🆕 Influential since 2022
An Au 25 nanocluster/MoS 2 vdWaals heterojunction phototransistor for chromamorphic visual-afterimage emulation
Artificial Afterimage Algorithm: A New Bio-Inspired Metaheuristic Algorithm and Its Clustering Application
Visual imagery vividness correlates with afterimage conscious perception
Efficient Video Compression Using Afterimage Representation
Correlation between repeated low-level red light-induced afterimage and axial changes in myopia control
📚 Books worth reading
The spiral after-effectHarry C. Holland · 1965
Eidetik und die typologische ForschungsmethodeE. R. Jaensch · 1930
The psychology of visual illusionJ. O. Robinson · 1972- 📕The spiral aftereffectMary Jane Williams · 1969
- 📕The spiral aftereffectKevin D. Mehling · 1971
- 📕Experimentelle Beiträge zum sogenannten Restfaktor in der optischen WahrnehmungWolfgang Barck · 1960
An experimental study of the eidetic typeHeinrich Klüver · 1926- 📕Emmert's law reconsidered: a developmental study of visual afterimagesEgil Ruuth · 1971
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