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Inattentional blindness with the same scene at different scales.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20444116     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
People with severely restricted peripheral visual fields have difficulty walking confidently and safely in the physical environment. Augmented vision devices that we are developing for low-vision rehabilitation implement vision multiplexing, providing two views of the same scene at two different scales (sizes), with a cartooned minified wide view overlaying a natural see-through view. Inattentional blindness may partially limit the utility of these devices as low-vision aids. Inattentional blindness, the apparent inability to notice significant but unexpected events in an unattended scene when attention is fixed on another scene, has classically been demonstrated by overlaying two unrelated game scenes, with unexpected events occurring in one scene while attention is maintained on the other scene by a distractor task. We hypothesized that context like that provided by the related wide view in our devices might mitigate inattentional blindness in a study with two simultaneous views of the same scene shown at different scales. It did not, and unexpected event detection rates were remarkably consistent with our and other mixed-scene studies. Still, detecting about half of the unexpected events bodes well for our use of vision aids that employ vision multiplexing. Without the aids, is it likely that many more events would be missed.
Authors:
Henry L Apfelbaum; Christina Gambacorta; Russell L Woods; Eli Peli
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists)     Volume:  30     ISSN:  1475-1313     ISO Abbreviation:  Ophthalmic Physiol Opt     Publication Date:  2010 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-05-06     Completed Date:  2010-09-03     Revised Date:  2011-07-25    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8208839     Medline TA:  Ophthalmic Physiol Opt     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  124-31     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Schepens Eye Research Institute and Harvard Medical School, 20 Staniford Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA. henry.apfelbaum@Schepens.Harvard.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Attention*
Cartoons as Topic
Female
Humans
Male
Photic Stimulation / methods*
Videotape Recording
Visual Perception / physiology*
Young Adult
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
EY-12890/EY/NEI NIH HHS; R01 EY005957-21/EY/NEI NIH HHS; R01 EY012890-08S1/EY/NEI NIH HHS; R01 EY012890-09/EY/NEI NIH HHS; R01 EY012890-09S1/EY/NEI NIH HHS; R24 EY012890-02S1/EY/NEI NIH HHS; R24 EY012890-05/EY/NEI NIH HHS
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