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A new visual illusion is reported. The apparent distance through which a displaced target appears to move is significantly shorter when pursuit tracked than when that same distance is observed by means of a saccadic eye movement. This misperception of distance seems to be related to the Aubert-Fleischl paradox, the underestimation of the velocity of a tracked target, and to reveal a consistent characteristic of the pursuit eye movement system.
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Mack, A., Herman, E. A new illusion: The underestimation of distance during pursuit eye movements. Perception & Psychophysics 12, 471–473 (1972). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03210937
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