flash-lag effect

When a visual stimulus moves along a continuous trajectory, it may be seen ahead of its veridical position with respect to an unpredictable event such as a punctuate flash.

Noun

A visual illusion wherein a flash and a moving object that appear in the same location are perceived to be displaced from one another.

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