akinetopsia

n. inability to see objects in motion as a result of damage to the V5 area of visual cortex. Individuals with akinetopsia perceive moving stimuli as a series of stationary strobelike images and see visual trails behind moving objects. Also called motion agnosia. —akinetopsic adj.

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December 18th 2024

experiment-wise error rate

in a test involving multiple comparisons, the probability of making at least one Type I error over an entire research study. The experiment-wise error rate differs from the testwise error rate, which is the probability of making a Type I error when performing a specific test or comparison.