visual autokinetic effect

visual autokinetic effect

Dictionary of Hallucinations. . 2010.

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  • oscillopsia —    Also known as bouncing vision. The term oscil lopsia comes from the Latin verb oscillare (to rock, to swing) and the Greek verb opsis (seeing). It is used to denote a visual distortion in which the extracorporeal environment as a whole appears …   Dictionary of Hallucinations

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