Mach effect (diagram)
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The Mach effect is an optical illusion, due to retinal lateral inhibition, which causes edges of darker objects adjacent to lighter objects to appear lighter thenthan they truelytruly are and vice versa thereby creating a false shadow, which may mimic injury or disease.
-<p>The Mach effect is an optical illusion, due to retinal lateral inhibition, which causes edges of darker objects adjacent to lighter objects to appear lighter then they truely are and vice versa thereby creating a false shadow, which may mimic injury or disease.</p>- +<p>The Mach effect is an optical illusion, due to retinal lateral inhibition, which causes edges of darker objects adjacent to lighter objects to appear lighter than they truly are and vice versa thereby creating a false shadow, which may mimic injury or disease.</p>