Covariance
as a principle in perceptual adaptation
H. Wallach & E.W. Flaherty |
There
are several sensory changes that occur as a result of our movements.
In the case of two, it is known that a compensating process `prevents
perception corresponding to the sensory input, They are the compensation
for the displacement of the visual field caused by a head movement,
and the compensation for the visual rotation of an object we pass
during forward movement. Here we report a third case, compensation
for the expansion of the retinal projection of the visual field when
we move forward. In these three cases, the sensory input is covariant
with the proprioception of the movement that causes it. We then ask
if a compensation will develop when an artificial sensory input is
made to be covariant with head movements. Two experiments are reported
in which rapid adaptation was achieved in such situations.
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