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The contribution of different parts of the visual field to the perception of upright.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21906616     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We determined the relative effectiveness of different areas of the visual field in determining the perceptual upright. The perceptual upright was measured using the character 'p', the identity of which depended on its perceived orientation (the Oriented Character Recognition Test). The visual field was divided into left and right, upper and lower and centre and peripheral halves, with different backgrounds presented in each area. The left and right visual fields contributed equally to the perceptual upright while the lower visual field demonstrated a larger effect on the perceptual upright as compared to the upper visual field. The centre and peripheral visual fields interacted with one another in a complex manner, although a separate experiment suggested that the peripheral visual field did not alter the perceived orientation of the central field.
Authors:
Ryan R Dearing; Laurence R Harris
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-8-28
Journal Detail:
Title:  Vision research     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1878-5646     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-9-12     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0417402     Medline TA:  Vision Res     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
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Copyright © 2011. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
Affiliation:
Centre for Vision Research, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada.
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