Dawei Bai
@daweibai.bsky.social
Postdoc at Yale University. I study high-level visual perception👀 and motor action👋
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Is this percept actually explained by the proximity of the rings? Have a look at these gapped rings.
If you’re like most people, the unstable percept is restored – because the gaps remove the possibility of solidity violation.
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If you’re like most people, the unstable percept is restored – because the gaps remove the possibility of solidity violation.
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October 3, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Is this percept actually explained by the proximity of the rings? Have a look at these gapped rings.
If you’re like most people, the unstable percept is restored – because the gaps remove the possibility of solidity violation.
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If you’re like most people, the unstable percept is restored – because the gaps remove the possibility of solidity violation.
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How about in this case?
Surprisingly, most people *predominantly see 180° motion*, while 360° motion is hardly, if ever, perceived – even though the rings move in the same way as above!
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Surprisingly, most people *predominantly see 180° motion*, while 360° motion is hardly, if ever, perceived – even though the rings move in the same way as above!
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October 3, 2025 at 2:28 PM
How about in this case?
Surprisingly, most people *predominantly see 180° motion*, while 360° motion is hardly, if ever, perceived – even though the rings move in the same way as above!
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Surprisingly, most people *predominantly see 180° motion*, while 360° motion is hardly, if ever, perceived – even though the rings move in the same way as above!
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How do the rings appear to move, if you fixate on the cross?
For most people, the rings move sometimes in 180° co-rotations (‘flipping’ back and forth), sometimes in 360° co-rotations. This multistable percept is normal, since the stimuli are ambiguous.
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For most people, the rings move sometimes in 180° co-rotations (‘flipping’ back and forth), sometimes in 360° co-rotations. This multistable percept is normal, since the stimuli are ambiguous.
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October 3, 2025 at 2:28 PM
How do the rings appear to move, if you fixate on the cross?
For most people, the rings move sometimes in 180° co-rotations (‘flipping’ back and forth), sometimes in 360° co-rotations. This multistable percept is normal, since the stimuli are ambiguous.
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For most people, the rings move sometimes in 180° co-rotations (‘flipping’ back and forth), sometimes in 360° co-rotations. This multistable percept is normal, since the stimuli are ambiguous.
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