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Perception of Biological Motion in Central and Peripheral Visual Fields
Jurģis ŠķIltersGunta KrūmiņaIlze LaicāneVsevolod LyakhovetskiiElīna Zimašasubject
MultidisciplinaryeccentricityGeneral interestgenetic structuresmedia_common.quotation_subjectScienceQstimulus magnificationbiological motionPeripheralPerceptionperipheral visionCognitive psychologymedia_commonBiological motiondescription
Abstract Studies analysing biological motion perception based on reduced number of dots have demonstrated that biological motion can be perceived even when only the lower part of the body is visible or when the number of dots representing the object is reduced. What is the minimal amount of information that enables biological motion to be distinguished from its scrambled version? The results of the current experiment demonstrate that biological motion can be distinguished from its scrambled version when the object is formed of approximately 5 (4.7 ± 0.1) dots. Additionally, we also investigated whether the threshold value for biological motion perception differs in central and peripheral visual fields. By using stimulus magnification, we demonstrate that the number of dots sufficient for biological motion perception is similar in the central visual field and near periphery. Hence, stimulus magnification can compensate for reduced task performance in the peripheral visual field. The current results suggest that reduced performance of biological motion perception in the peripheral visual field (as demonstrated in other studies) is due to difficulties with the global perception of biological motion.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-01 | Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Section B, Natural Sciences |