The Moon illusion explained by the projective consciousness model

DOI10.1016/J.JTBI.2020.110455zbMATH Open1455.91194arXiv1809.04414OpenAlexW3071836000WikidataQ98626043 ScholiaQ98626043MaRDI QIDQ827768FDOQ827768

Kenneth Williford, David Rudrauf, Daniel Bennequin

Publication date: 13 January 2021

Published in: Journal of Theoretical Biology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The Moon often appears larger near the perceptual horizon and smaller high in the sky though the visual angle subtended is invariant. We show how this illusion results from the optimization of a projective geometrical frame for conscious perception through free energy minimization, as articulated in the Projective Consciousness Model. The model accounts for all documented modulations of the illusion without anomalies (e.g., the size-distance paradox), surpasses other theories in explanatory power, makes sense of inter- and intra-subjective variability vis-a-vis the illusion, and yields new quantitative and qualitative predictions.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1809.04414

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zbMATH Keywords

free energyprojective geometryconsciousnessMoon illusionperceptual illusions

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Psychophysics and psychophysiology; perception (91E30)

Cites Work

• Constructing Free-Energy Approximations and Generalized Belief Propagation Algorithms
• The structure of visual spaces

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• Modeling the subjective perspective of consciousness and its role in the control of behaviours

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