autokinesis

[aw″to-kĭ-ne´sis]

voluntary motion. adj., adj autokinet´ic.

au·to·ki·ne·si·a

, autokinesis (aw'tō-ki-ne'sē-ă, aw-tō-ki-nē'sis),

Voluntary movement.

[auto- + G. kinēsis, movement]

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autokinesis

Medspeak
An unpreferred term for spontaneous or voluntary movement.

Neurology
Autokinetic effect, see there.

Paranormal
The general manipulation of energy, including electricity, by psychics.

Vox populi
AutoKinesis. An automotive culture website with car reviews, automotive news, events and more.

au·to·ki·ne·si·a

, autokinesis (aw'tō-ki-ne'sē-ă, aw'tō-ki-nē'sis)

Voluntary movement.

[auto- + G. kinēsis, movement]

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The exact physiological cause of autokinesis remains unknown, but it is believed to be related to tiny fixation movements of the eye and the loss of the surrounding references (i.e., peripheral or ambient vision), which normally stabilize visual perception.

Night flying hazards of spatial D

Autokinesis is caused by staring at a single point of light against a dark background for more than a few seconds.

Night school: many night-flying accidents result from both a failure to plan and a failure to see. The human eye makes it hard to do one, but we're in charge of the other

For example, night flying can pose specific challenges, mainly involving certain well-understood limitations of the human eye, optical illusions like autokinesis and lack of depth perception.

Black hole descent: the challenges of night flying and maintaining good cockpit discipline should be well understood by now

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