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Chronostasis

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beta movementnounThe optical illusion whereby a series of static images shown in rapid succession on a screen appear to show a moving image.
chronotaraxisnounA distorted perception of time
fröhlich effectnounA visual illusion wherein the first position of a moving object entering a window is misperceived.
chronesthesianounThe awareness of the passage of time, and of the past and future
autokinesisnounA visual illusion in which a stationary source of light appears to move.
kappa effectnounA temporal perceptual illusion that can arise when observers judge the elapsed time between sensory stimuli applied sequentially at different locations. Subjects tend to overestimate the time between stimuli when the distance between the stimuli is large, and to underestimate the time when the distance is small.
chronoceptionnoun(physiology) The perception or sense of time; time perception.
chromostereopsisnounA visual illusion whereby an impression of depth is conveyed in two-dimensional colour images, usually a combination of red with either green or blue.
chronokinesisnoun(science fiction) The ability to manipulate the flow of time.
autocinesisnounAlternative form of autokinesis. [A visual illusion in which a stationary source of light appears to move.]
chronoportationnounAny of many (mostly hypothetical or fictional) processes of moving matter from one temporal (and possibly spatial) point to another, generally instantaneously.
phantasmagorianounA dreamlike state where real and imagined elements are blurred together.
antisaccadenoun(ethology) An (often voluntary) movement of the eye away from a point of stimulus
tetris effectnounThe effect of seeing hallucinatory images of a repetitive activity done earlier.
phantom jamnoun(automotive) A slowdown in traffic that occurs without an apparent reason.
visual snownoun(medicine) A condition in which a person sees television-like static or noise in their field of vision, especially when against a dark background
afterimagenounAn image which persists or remains in negative after the original stimulation has ended.
motion picturenounA movie.
trick of the lightnounAn optical illusion resulting from low lighting.
vectionnoun(neurology) The illusion of self-motion.

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