"Pulfrich effect" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Pulfrich effects [plural]
Etymology: Named after German physicist Carl Pulfrich, who first described it in 1922. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Pulfrich effect (plural Pulfrich effects)
  1. The psychophysical percept whereby lateral motion of an object in the field of view is interpreted by the visual cortex as having a depth component, due to a relative difference in signal timings between the two eyes. Wikipedia link: Pulfrich effect

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