Shadows in visual scenes can have profound effects on visual perception. Here we have found that visual distracters distant from the body interfere with human spatial discrimination of tactile targets at a hand, particularly when the shadow of the stimulated hand stretches toward them in extrapersonal space. These findings suggest that shadows cast by a person's own body parts can bridge the gap between personal and extrapersonal space.

Binding personal and extra-personal space through body shadows / Pavani, Francesco; Castiello, Umberto. - In: NATURE NEUROSCIENCE. - ISSN 1097-6256. - STAMPA. - vol. 7:no. 1(2004), pp. 14-16. [10.1038/nn1167]

Binding personal and extra-personal space through body shadows

Pavani, Francesco;Castiello, Umberto
2004-01-01

Abstract

Shadows in visual scenes can have profound effects on visual perception. Here we have found that visual distracters distant from the body interfere with human spatial discrimination of tactile targets at a hand, particularly when the shadow of the stimulated hand stretches toward them in extrapersonal space. These findings suggest that shadows cast by a person's own body parts can bridge the gap between personal and extrapersonal space.
2004
no. 1
Pavani, Francesco; Castiello, Umberto
Binding personal and extra-personal space through body shadows / Pavani, Francesco; Castiello, Umberto. - In: NATURE NEUROSCIENCE. - ISSN 1097-6256. - STAMPA. - vol. 7:no. 1(2004), pp. 14-16. [10.1038/nn1167]
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