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The visual system cannot differentiate between movements of the visual world and self-motion.

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REFUTED
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Is it true that the visual system cannot differentiate between movements of the visual world and self-motion?

No. The claim that the visual system cannot differentiate between movements of the visual world and self-motion is refuted by extensive research into flow parsing and multisensory integration, which shows the brain successfully decomposes optic flow to distinguish self-motion from environmental movement.

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The retrieved literature (e.g., papers 0, 7, and 11) establishes that the visual system actively performs 'flow parsing' to differentiate between self-motion and environmental or object motion. Consequently, the claim that the visual system cannot make this distinction is directly contradicted by experimental evidence.

Evidence against · 3
Accuracy and Tuning of Flow Parsing for Visual Perception of Object Motion During Self-Motion
2017
Demonstrates that the visual system uses flow parsing to separate retinal motion components resulting from self-motion from scene-relative object motion.
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Niehorster, D. C. & Li, L. (2017). Accuracy and Tuning of Flow Parsing for Visual Perception of Object Motion During Self-Motion. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1177/2041669517708206

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Flexible computation of object motion and depth based on viewing geometry inferred from optic flow.
2025
Shows that the brain accounts for visual consequences of self-motion and eye movements by computing viewing geometry from optic flow.
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ZX, X., J, P., A, A., & GC, D. (2025). Flexible computation of object motion and depth based on viewing geometry inferred from optic flow.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-67857-4

Axes of self-motion and object motion shape how we perceive world-relative motion.
2026
Indicates that optic flow and depth cues are actively decomposed and integrated to perceive world-relative motion during self-motion.
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H, G. & RS, A. (2026). Axes of self-motion and object motion shape how we perceive world-relative motion.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-42955-5

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