Troxler effect
Meaning
Proper Noun
- An optical illusion whereby, when a person fixes the gaze on a particular point, an unchanging stimulus away from the fixation point appears to fade away and disappear.
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Origin
- First identified by Swiss physician Ignaz Paul Vital Troxler in 1804.
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