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IT is well known that images stabilized against retinal tremor tend to fade from vision1,2, and it has been suggested that this indicates some form of fatigue or adaptation in the retinal receptors, which is normally relieved by small irregular displacements of the image. When using a simple stabilizing device3 for the study of complementary patterns4, I have observed a related effect which seems to require further, if not different, explanation.
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MACKAY, D. Monocular ‘Rivalry’ between Stabilized and Unstabilized Retinal Images. Nature 185, 834 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/185834a0
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