Visual and Non-Visual Contributions to the Perception of Object Motion during Self-Motion
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Many locomotor tasks involve interactions with moving objects. When observer (i.e., self-)motion is accompanied by object motion, the optic flow field includes a component due to self-motion and a component due to object motion. For moving observers to perceive the movement of other objects relative to the stationary environment, the visual system could recover the object-motion component - that is, it could factor out the influence of self-motion. In principle, this could be achieved using visual self-motion information, non-visual self-motion information, or a combination of both. In this study, we report evidence that visual information about the speed (experiment 1) and direction (experiment 2) of self-motion plays a role in recovering the object-motion component even when non-visual self-motion information is also available. However, the magnitude of the effect was less than one would expect if subjects relied entirely on visual self-motion information. Taken together with previous studies, we conclude that when self-motion is real and actively generated, both visual and non-visual self-motion information contribute to the perception of object motion. We also consider the possible role of this process in visually guided interception and avoidance of moving objects.
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Sensory input cannot be meaningfully interpreted without correcting for self-motion.
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- Authors
- Fajen, B. R., & Matthis, J. S.
- Affiliations
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (US)
- Corresponding author
- Fajen, Brett R.
- Venue
- PLoS ONE
- Publisher
- Public Library of Science (PLoS)
- Published
- 2013-02-07
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- e55446
- ISSN
- 1932-6203 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC3567075
- OpenAlex
- W2090454623
- Cited by
- 62
- References
- 38
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- FWCI
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- Language
- en
- Open access
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- PLoS ONE (publishedVersion, cc-by)
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- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (5r01ey019317-04, 1R01EY019317)
- National Eye Institute (R01 EY019317, 1R01EY019317)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Visual perception and processing mechanisms
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Motor Control and Adaptation
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Multisensory perception and integration
- Keywords
- self-motion perception, object motion perception, optical flow, movement speed, moving observer
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Female, Humans, Male, Motion, Visual Perception, Young Adult
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