Space and Sense

Zusatztext 'This is a fine book reviewing with excellent clarity the most influential literature on the similarities/differences between active touch and vision and stressing the importance of stimulus redundancy in perception which allows! through input integration! a stable representation of the world.' - Laila Craighero! University of Ferrara! Italy! in Perception Informationen zum Autor Susanna Millar is a Senior Research Scientist at the Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford. Zusammenfassung This book focuses on touch in order to examine which aspects of vision and touch overlap in spatial processing. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Overview and Layout of the Book. Concepts of Space and Perception Through Touch and Vision in Historical Perspective. The Reference Hypothesis: Spatial Coding as Integrative Processing of Converging Inputs from Vision, Touch and Movement. Cues which Lure People from Walking Straight-ahead in Large-scale Spaces that Lack Reference Cues. Hand Movements and Spatial Cues in Small-scale Space and in Shape Perception by Touch. External and Body-centered Reference in Haptic Memory for Spatial Locations. ‘Visual’ Illusions that Occur in Touch: Evidence for Some Common Factors. Müller-Lyer Shapes in Touch and Vision. What does Vision Contribute to Touch? How Far have we got? Where are we Going?

Product details

• Authors: Susanna Millar, Susanna (University of Oxford Millar, Millar Susanna
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.04.2008
• EAN: 9781841695259
• ISBN: 978-1-84169-525-9
• No. of pages: 248
• Series: Essays in Cognitive Psychology; Essays in Cognitive Psychology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Perception, PSYCHOLOGY / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, Neurosciences, Cognition and cognitive psychology