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AN image that is physically fixed on the retina rapidly seems to fade1, and if the stabilization is good enough it never reappears2,3. We have some evidence that this process of fading is not entirely retinal, but is partly central, for we have noticed that an image free to move over the retina, but “stabilized” on the visual cortex, also becomes less distinct.
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BLAKEMORE, C., MUNCEY, J. & RIDLEY, R. Perceptual Fading of a Stabilized Cortical Image. Nature 233, 204–205 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/233204a0
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