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Visuotactile apparent motion.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18613629     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
This article compares the properties of apparent motion between a light and a touch with apparent motion between either two lights or two touches. Visual and tactile stimulators were attached to the tips of the two index fingers that were held apart at different distances. Subjects rated the quality of apparent motion between each stimulus combination for a range of stimulus onset asynchronies (SOAs). Subjects reported perceiving apparent motion between all three stimulus combinations. For light-light visual apparent motion, the preferred SOA and the direction threshold SOAs increased as the distance between the stimuli increased (consistent with Korte's third law of apparent motion). Touch-touch apparent motion also obeyed Korte's third law, but over a smaller range of distances, showing that proprioceptive information concerning the position of the fingers is integrated into the tactile motion system. The threshold and preferred SOAs for visuotactile apparent motion did not vary with distance, suggesting a different mechanism for multimodal apparent motion.
Authors:
Vanessa Harrar; Rebecca Winter; Laurence R Harris
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Perception & psychophysics     Volume:  70     ISSN:  0031-5117     ISO Abbreviation:  Percept Psychophys     Publication Date:  2008 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-07-10     Completed Date:  2008-08-12     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0200445     Medline TA:  Percept Psychophys     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  807-17     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Centre for Vision Research, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. vharrar@yorku.ca
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Female
Humans
Male
Motion Perception*
Touch*
Visual Perception*

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