Judging beforehand the possibility of passing under obstacles without motion: The influence of egocentric and geocentric frames of reference

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 185, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 673-680

  Bringoux, L ^a   Robic, G ^a   Gauthier, G M ^a   Vercher, J L ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Body orientation; Egocentric; Frame of reference; Geocentric; Gravity Referenced Eye Level; Spatial perception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; DARKNESS; DECISION MAKING; EGO; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TILTING;

ADULT; FEMALE; GRAVITY PERCEPTION; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MOTION; ORIENTATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SPACE PERCEPTION;

EID: 43149126591     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-007-1194-7     Document Type: Article

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