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A different way to combine direct perception with intersensory interaction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 October 2001

Thomas Mergner
Affiliation:
Neurologishche Klinik, Neurozentrum, Freiburg D-79106, Germanymergner@uni-freiburg.de
Wolfgang Becker
Affiliation:
Sektion Neurophysiologie, Universitaet Ulm, Ulm D-89081, Germanywolfgang.becker@medizin-uni-ulm.de

Abstract

There is a discrepancy between Stoffregen & Bardy's concept with experimental work on human self-motion perception. We suggest an alternative: (1) higher brain centers are informed by a given sensory cue in a direct and rapid way (direct perception), and (2) this information is then used to prime and shape a more complex mechanism that usually involves several cues and processing steps (inferential).

Type
Brief Report
Copyright
© 2001 Cambridge University Press

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