Locomotor adaptation versus perceptual adaptation when stepping over an obstacle with a height illusion.

BACKGROUND: During locomotion, vision is used to perceive environmental obstacles that could potentially threaten stability; locomotor action is then modified to avoid these obstacles. Various factors such as lighting and texture can make these environmental obstacles appear larger or smaller than t...

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Main Authors: Christopher K Rhea, Shirley Rietdyk, Jeffery M Haddad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2902523?pdf=render