Gravity and observer's body orientation influence the visual perception of human body postures

Journal of Vision

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Lopez, Christophe ^a   Bachofner, Christelle ^a   Mercier, Manuel ^a   Blanke, Olaf ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Implied motion; Inversion effect; Posture; Somatosensory cues; Subjective visual vertical; Vestibular otolithic cues

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GRAVITY SENSING; HUMAN; MALE; ORIENTATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; VISION;

ADULT; FEMALE; GRAVITY SENSING; HUMANS; MALE; ORIENTATION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; POSTURE; REFERENCE VALUES; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65449178117     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15347362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/9.5.1     Document Type: Article

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