Talk:Motion aftereffect
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This article should briefly mention dizzyness (ie. spinning round quickly), as that is the easiest way to observe this effect.
Is dizziness really the same thing? The case of dizziness involves the vestibular system and your eyes rotating involuntarily (oculovestibular reflex, the one that lets you turn your head and keep eyes fixated is tricked by continued flow of liquid in inner ear), does it not?
[edit] "A" or "The"?
The article used to start with "the", but Edwardian changed it to "a", arguing that a definition should start with an idefinite article. I would disagree in this specific case. This is a description of a general phenomenon, which (as a general phenomenon) only exists once. It's almost like "the Eiffel Tower" versus "an Eiffel Tower". Therefore, it should be "the motion aftereffect" rather than "a motion aftereffect". Also, the already cited standard work about the motion aftereffect by Mather et al. is titled "The Motion Aftereffect" and most chapter titles also use "the". This should convince everyone ;-) The article is not about specific perceptual events where someone observes a motion aftereffect and were "a" (but also "the" if one still thinks in terms of the phenomenon) would be ok. Anyone agrees? Dontaskme 21:32, 7 September 2005 (UTC)
- My fault; I think you are right. I'm OK with changing it back, but then it should read: "The motion aftereffect (MAE) is the visual illusion perceived...". Cheers. Edwardian 21:40, 7 September 2005 (UTC)
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- I think, for the second article, both "a" and "the" would be OK, depending on how one mentally groups the different parts of the sentence. But if I get my "the", you should also get your "the" ;-) Dontaskme 21:59, 7 September 2005 (UTC)
