Why do we experience afterimages?

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answered Jan 15 by LashundaEwd (490 points)

We experience afterimages due to the fatigue of the neural receptors that are activated by a particular stimulus, resulting in an opposing response to a new stimulus which is perceived as an afterimage.

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