The Short-Term Retention of Depth
We review research on the visual working memory for information portrayed by items arranged in depth (i.e., distance to the observer) within peri-personal space. Most items lose their metric depths within half a second, even though their identities and spatial positions are retained. The paradoxical...
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| Format: | Article |
| Langue: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-12-01
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| Collection: | Vision |
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| Accès en ligne: | https://www.mdpi.com/2411-5150/5/4/59 |
| Résumé: | We review research on the visual working memory for information portrayed by items arranged in depth (i.e., distance to the observer) within peri-personal space. Most items lose their metric depths within half a second, even though their identities and spatial positions are retained. The paradoxical loss of depth information may arise because visual working memory retains the depth of a single object for the purpose of actions such as pointing or grasping which usually apply to only one thing at a time. |
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| ISSN: | 2411-5150 |