Presentation 2023-02-23
Effects of visual field on discrimination of heading from optic flow
Ryo Okada, Hiroaki Shigemasu,
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Abstract(in English) In visual processing, lower visual field superiority has been reported in various studies. In the present study, we investigated whether a similar lower visual field advantage is observed in the discrimination threshold of left or right heading direction by optic flow. In Experiment 1, we examined whether the location of the focus of expansion/contraction of the optic flow in the upper or lower visual field caused a difference in the vertical eccentricity conditions. The optic flow stimuli were presented in both the upper and lower visual fields in Experiment 1, but in Experiment 2, we limited the optic flow to the upper or lower visual fields and examined the same direction discrimination thresholds as in Experiment 1. The results showed that the lower visual field was not superior in either experiment, suggesting that there is no clear upper/lower visual field difference in the discrimination sensitivity between the left and right heading directions.
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Keyword(in English) Optic Flow / Heading Perception / Lower Visual Field Superiority / , Focus of Expansion / Focus of Contraction
Paper # HIP2022-87
Date of Issue 2023-02-15 (HIP)

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Committee HIP / ITE-HI / VRPSY
Conference Date 2023/2/22(2days)
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Chair Yuji Wada(Ritsumeikan Univ.) / 永井 岳大(東工大) / 中村 信次(日本福祉大)
Vice Chair Hiroyuki Umemoto(AIST) / Sachiko Kiyokawa(Nagoya Univ.)
Secretary Hiroyuki Umemoto(Kyushu Univ.) / Sachiko Kiyokawa(NICT) / (NHK) / (近畿大)
Assistant Ippei Negishi(Kanazawa Inst. of Tech.) / Daisuke Tanaka(Tottori Univ.)

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Registration To Technical Committee on Human Information Processing / Technical Group on Human Information / SIG-VRPSY
Language JPN
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Title (in English) Effects of visual field on discrimination of heading from optic flow
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Keyword(1) Optic Flow
Keyword(2) Heading Perception
Keyword(3) Lower Visual Field Superiority
Keyword(4) , Focus of Expansion
Keyword(5) Focus of Contraction
1st Author's Name Ryo Okada
1st Author's Affiliation Kochi University of Technology(KUT)
2nd Author's Name Hiroaki Shigemasu
2nd Author's Affiliation Kochi University of Technology(KUT)
Date 2023-02-23
Paper # HIP2022-87
Volume (vol) vol.122
Number (no) HIP-386
Page pp.pp.55-58(HIP),
#Pages 4
Date of Issue 2023-02-15 (HIP)