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Static versus Kinetic Visual Cues for the Processing of Spatial Relationships

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Brain Mechanisms and Spatial Vision

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Abstract

The relative contribution of static and kinetic visual cues to spatial vision is considered.

Three sets of experiments are reported showing that i) two feedback channels are used for the visual guidance of a pointing movement, ii) kinetic and static visual cues are separately processed for the recalibration of pointing programmes after prismatic displacement of the visual field, iii) two mechanisms are involved in the visual control of body balance.

These results are consistent with the hypothesis of separate contributions of two parallel and semi-independent visual channels to the programming and guiding of spatially oriented movements and to the control of postural balance. They also point to a functional dissociation between the peripheral and central retina for the processing of kinetic versus static visual cues. Finally, they emphasize the existence of inhibitory interaction between the two visual channels.

The implications of this dual-channel model for the understanding of the mechanisms of spatial vision are discussed in the context of neurophysiological and psychophysical data.

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Paillard, J., Amblard, B. (1985). Static versus Kinetic Visual Cues for the Processing of Spatial Relationships. In: Ingle, D.J., Jeannerod, M., Lee, D.N. (eds) Brain Mechanisms and Spatial Vision. NATO ASI Series, vol 21. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5071-9_13

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