We see movement in the rotating snakes illusion because depth cues in the image are triggered, but because we know the image is two-dimensional, we misinterpret the signal as motion.

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The rotating snakes illusion causes perceived motion due to low-level mechanisms in the visual system related to luminance, color contrast, and edge detection, not because of depth cues or a misinterpretation of the image's dimensionality.

We See Movement in the Rotating Snakes Illusion Because Depth