Perception of the stereokinetic illusion by the common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus)

• Published in: Animal cognition Vol. 10; no. 2; pp. 135 - 140
• Main Authors: Clara, Elena, Regolin, Lucia, Vallortigara, Giorgio, Rogers, Lesley
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany Springer Nature B.V 01.04.2007
• Subjects: Animal cognition; Animals; Behavior, Animal - physiology; Callithrix - physiology; Callithrix jacchus; Depth perception; Female; Illusions; Kinetics; Male; Monkeys & apes; Optical Illusions; Pattern Recognition, Visual - physiology; Perception; Perceptions; Primates; Reinforcement; Stimuli; Training

Stereokinetic illusions have never been investigated in non-human primates, nor in other mammalian species. These illusions consist in the perception of a 3D solid object when certain 2D stimuli are rotated slowly in the plane perpendicular to the line of sight. The ability to perceive the stereokin...