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The Moon Illusion explained by the Projective Consciousness Model
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- The Moon often appears larger near the perceptual horizon and smaller high in the sky though the visual angle subtended is invariant. We show how this illusion results from the optimization of a projective geometrical frame for conscious perception through free energy minimization, as articulated in the Projective Consciousness Model. The model accounts for all documented modulations of the illusion without anomalies (e.g., the size-distance paradox), surpasses other theories in explanatory power, makes sense of inter- and intra-subjective variability vis-a-vis the illusion, and yields new quantitative and qualitative predictions.<br />Main 10 pages, 3 figures, Supplement 19 pages
- Subjects :
- 0301 basic medicine
Statistics and Probability
Consciousness
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Illusion
Ames room
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
03 medical and health sciences
Moon illusion
0302 clinical medicine
Perception
Humans
Projective test
Moon
Size Perception
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Projective geometry
General Immunology and Microbiology
Distance Perception
Applied Mathematics
General Medicine
Illusions
030104 developmental biology
FOS: Biological sciences
Modeling and Simulation
Quantitative Biology - Neurons and Cognition
Neurons and Cognition (q-bio.NC)
Visual angle
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Psychology
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Cognitive psychology
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- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....e0163e199acb11f3b15fa33eb7369e1a