The flash lag illusion, also called the flash-lag effect, is a visual illusion in which a flash and a moving object appearing at the same location are perceived as displaced from one another rather than aligned. Several explanations for this effect have been explored in the neuroscience literature.
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The flash lag illusion or flash-lag effect is 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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