Change of the ''light-from-above'' prior when the body is tilted relative to gravity
Barnett-Cowan M, Ernst MO, Bülthoff HH (2010)
In: 11th International Multisensory Research Forum (IMRF 2010).
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Barnett-Cowan, M;
Ernst, Marc O.UniBi;
Bülthoff, H H
Stichworte
In environments where orientation is ambiguous;
the visual system uses prior knowledge about lighting coming from above to recognize objects;
reorient the body;
and determine which way is up (where is the sun?). It has been shown that when observers are tilted to the side relative to gravity;
the orientation of the light-from-above prior will change in a direction between the orientation of the body;
gravity and the visual surround. The contribution of ocular torsion in this change of the light-from-above prior has been acknowledged but not specifically addressed. Here we test the hypothesis that when lighting direction is the only available visual orientation cue;
change in orientation of the light-from-above prior is accounted for by ocular torsion. Observers made convex-concave judgments of a central shaded disk;
flanked by three similarly- and three oppositely-shaded disks. Lighting was tested every 15° in roll in the fronto-parallel plane. Observers were tested when upright;
supine;
and tilted every 30 ° in role relative to gravity. Our results show that change of the light-from-above prior is well predicted from a sum of two sines;
one consistent with predicted ocular torsion;
the other consistent with an additional component varying with twice the frequency of body tilt.
Erscheinungsjahr
2010
Titel des Konferenzbandes
11th International Multisensory Research Forum (IMRF 2010)
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11th International Multisensory Research Forum (IMRF 2010)
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https://pub.uni-bielefeld.de/record/2355652
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Barnett-Cowan M, Ernst MO, Bülthoff HH. Change of the ''light-from-above'' prior when the body is tilted relative to gravity. In: 11th International Multisensory Research Forum (IMRF 2010). 2010.
Barnett-Cowan, M., Ernst, M. O., & Bülthoff, H. H. (2010). Change of the ''light-from-above'' prior when the body is tilted relative to gravity. 11th International Multisensory Research Forum (IMRF 2010)
Barnett-Cowan, M, Ernst, Marc O., and Bülthoff, H H. 2010. “Change of the ''light-from-above'' prior when the body is tilted relative to gravity”. In 11th International Multisensory Research Forum (IMRF 2010).
Barnett-Cowan, M., Ernst, M. O., and Bülthoff, H. H. (2010). “Change of the ''light-from-above'' prior when the body is tilted relative to gravity” in 11th International Multisensory Research Forum (IMRF 2010).
Barnett-Cowan, M., Ernst, M.O., & Bülthoff, H.H., 2010. Change of the ''light-from-above'' prior when the body is tilted relative to gravity. In 11th International Multisensory Research Forum (IMRF 2010).
M. Barnett-Cowan, M.O. Ernst, and H.H. Bülthoff, “Change of the ''light-from-above'' prior when the body is tilted relative to gravity”, 11th International Multisensory Research Forum (IMRF 2010), 2010.
Barnett-Cowan, M., Ernst, M.O., Bülthoff, H.H.: Change of the ''light-from-above'' prior when the body is tilted relative to gravity. 11th International Multisensory Research Forum (IMRF 2010). (2010).
Barnett-Cowan, M, Ernst, Marc O., and Bülthoff, H H. “Change of the ''light-from-above'' prior when the body is tilted relative to gravity”. 11th International Multisensory Research Forum (IMRF 2010). 2010.
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