The "scintillating starburst" stimulus (VIDEO)

New York University

Caption

This stimulus is made up of several concentric pairs of scaled star polygons. Most observers perceive fleeting rays, beams, or lines emanating from the center that appear to be brighter than the background.

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Courtesy of Michael Karlovich, Recursia LLC

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