| Using vision to control locomotion: looking where you want to go. | |
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PMID: 20556368 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Looking at the inside edge of the road when steering a bend seems to be a well-established strategy linked to using a feature called the tangent point. An alternative proposal suggests that the gaze patterns observed when steering result from looking at the points in the world through which one wishes to pass. In this explanation fixation on or near the tangent point results from trying to take a trajectory that cuts the corner. To test these accounts, we recorded gaze and steering when taking different paths along curved roadways. Participants could gauge and maintain their lateral distance, but crucially, gaze was predominantly directed to the region proximal to the desired path rather than toward the tangent point per se. These results show that successful control of high-speed locomotion requires fixations in the direction you want to steer rather than using a single road feature like the tangent point. |
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Authors:
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R M Wilkie; G K Kountouriotis; N Merat; J P Wann |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2010-06-17 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Experimental brain research. Experimentelle Hirnforschung. Expérimentation cérébrale Volume: 204 ISSN: 1432-1106 ISO Abbreviation: Exp Brain Res Publication Date: 2010 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-07-14 Completed Date: 2010-12-10 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0043312 Medline TA: Exp Brain Res Country: Germany |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 539-47 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Institute of Psychological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK. r.m.wilkie@leeds.ac.uk |
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Adult Automobile Driving Computer Simulation Eye Movements / physiology* Female Fixation, Ocular / physiology Head Movements / physiology Humans Locomotion / physiology* Male Motion Perception / physiology* Orientation / physiology Psychomotor Performance / physiology Space Perception / physiology* Young Adult |
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