"Optical Illusions" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An illusion of vision usually affecting spatial relations.
| Descriptor ID |
D009903
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F02.463.593.446.659
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| Concept/Terms |
Optical Illusions- Optical Illusions
- Illusion, Optical
- Illusions, Optical
- Optical Illusion
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Optical Illusions" by people in Profiles.
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Visual control of posture during walking: functional specificity. J Exp Psychol Hum Percept Perform. 1996 Aug; 22(4):818-38.
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The role of central and peripheral vision in perceiving the direction of self-motion. Percept Psychophys. 1992 May; 51(5):443-54.
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Differential use of distance and location information for spatial localization. Percept Psychophys. 1990 Apr; 47(4):349-59.