Tootell and colleagues (1995) presented subjects with an image showing concentric circles moving outward. When the image stopped moving, subjects had the illusion that the circles

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When subjects are presented with an image showing concentric circles moving outward and then the image stops, they experience a motion aftereffect, which in this case manifests as the illusion that the circles are moving inward. This is due to the brain's adaptation to the initial outward motion, causing a perceptual illusion of movement in the opposite direction when the motion ceases.

Tootell and Colleagues (1995) Presented Subjects with an Image Showing