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before the end of the movement. Thus the retina was not stimulated
during the latter part of its movement, just when Cornelius assumed the rebound to take place. This arrangement, however, did not in the least modify the appearance of the false streak. [12] Lamansky, S., _Pflüger's Archiv f. d. gesammte Physiologie_, 1869, II., S. 418. [13] Guillery, _ibid._, 1898, LXXI., S. 607; and 1898, LXXIII., S. 87. [14] Huey, Edmund B., _American Journal of Psychology_, 1900, XI., p. 283. [15] Dodge, Raymond, and Cline, T.S., PSYCHOLOGICAL REVIEW, 1901, VIII., PP. 145-157. [16] Schwarz, Otto, _Zeitschrift J. Psychologie u. Physiologie der Sinnesorgane_, 1892, III., S. 398-404. This work of Schwarz certainly proves that the explanation of Cornelius is not correct. Schwarz found that the phenomenon takes place as well when the head moves and the eyes are fixed relatively to the head, as when the eyes alone move. He furthermore made this observation. Meaning by _a_ the point of departure and by _b_ the goal of either the eye-or the head-movement, movement, he says (_ibid._, S. 400-2): "While oftentimes the streak of the after-image extended uninterruptedly to the point _b_, or better seemed to proceed from this point,--as Lipps also reported--yet generally, under the experimental conditions which I have indicated, _two streaks_ could be |
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