Abstract
The assumption that displacement of the retinal image over the retina is the basis for all perception of motion is rejected. The reasons for the plausibility of this assumption are considered. It is part of the traditional that retinal sensations are entailed in visual perception. But it involves a misconception of how the eyes work. Another theory of the information for perceiving motion is proposed in terms of the ambient array of light. The registering.of subjective bodily movements by vision is contrasted with the detection of objective environmental motions. A number of century-old puzzles are resolved by this approach, and a set of of novel experiments is suggested.