ABSTRACT
Evidence is described showing the rod and frame effect (RFE) to be sensitive to characteristics of the retinal image such as size and/or eccentricity, and spatial frequency. On the other hand, certain dimensions of phenomenological experience, such as apparent size, apparent depth, and form-quality appear not to influence the RFE. Accordingly, an account of the RFE was proposed in terms of visual-vestibular-proprioceptive interactions. The role of orientation detectors in the RFE and in the inhibition of orientation channels by peripheral visual stimuli also was developed.
