MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -Illusions of self-motion (or “vection") occur when one perceives bodily motion despite no movement taking place. One can experience illusory movements of the whole body or of individual body parts, such as arms or legs.

Detailed explanation-2: -It’s an example of illusory motion, also known as motion illusion, in which a static image appears to be moving. They work by tricking the brain into seeing motion using contrasting colors, object shapes and position. Because our brain reads a change in light as motion, it looks like the lines are moving.

Detailed explanation-3: -For example, kinaesthetic illusions use unisensory input to induce a feeling that the body part is moving when it is not. Kinaesthetic illusions can be induced via visual stimuli–i.e., by viewing limb movement (of another person or via mirrored reflection) in a first-person perspective.