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From double-step and colliding saccades to pointing in abstract space: Toward a basis for analogical transfer

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 December 1997

Peter F. Dominey
Peter F. Dominey
Affiliation:
INSERM U94 and CNRS Institut des Sciences Cognitives, 69676 Bron Cedex, Francedominey@lyon151.inserm.fr
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Abstract

Deictic pointers allow the nervous system to exploit information in a frame that is centered on the object of interest. This processing may take place in visual or haptic space, but the information processing advantages of deictic pointing can also be applied in abstract spaces, providing the basis for analogical transfer. Simulation and behavioral results illustrating this progression from embodiment to abstraction are discussed.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 20 , Issue 4 , December 1997 , pp. 745
Copyright
© 1997 Cambridge University Press

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