Abstract
The study of visual illusion is an important method for clarifying the mechanism of visual perception. However, many details about the cause of visual illusions are still unknown. In this study, based on the physiological characteristics of the retina, we propose an on-center receptive field model of the retina. Using this model, we simulate the distributions of the inducing fields for some visual stimuli. We then prove the validity of our proposed model by comparing these results with those from previous studies. Furthermore, we simulate the distributions of the inducing fields for some typical visual illusions. The results clearly explain the visual illusion phenomena rationally. Based on the results, we suggeste that some visual illusions are likely caused by distributions of the inducing field in the retina, which themselves are induced by the visual illusions. The practicality of the proposed model is also verified.
