An allocentric human odometer for perceiving distances on the ground plane

We reliably judge locations of static objects when we walk despite the retinal images of these objects moving with every step we take. Here, we showed our brains solve this optical illusion by adopting an allocentric spatial reference frame. We measured perceived target location after the observer w...

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Main Authors: Liu Zhou, Wei Wei, Teng Leng Ooi, Zijiang J He
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2024-07-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/88095