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Record Nr.

UNINA9910304132603321

Autore

Hitzel Elena

Titolo

Effects of Peripheral Vision on Eye Movements [[electronic resource] ] : A Virtual Reality Study on Gaze Allocation in Naturalistic Tasks / / by Elena Hitzel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wiesbaden : , : Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015

ISBN

3-658-08466-9

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (108 p.)

Collana

BestMasters, , 2625-3577

Disciplina

150

153

Soggetti

Psychology

Cognitive psychology

General Psychology

Cognitive Psychology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

The Allocation of Gaze in Natural Tasks -- An Effect of Peripheral Information on Gaze -- A Visual Center of Gravity Effect in Real-Life Tasks.- The Tasks-Relevance of Objects and its Impact on Gaze Position.  .

Sommario/riassunto

Elena Hitzel pursues the idea that human gaze locations are influenced by currently non-fixated objects that are visible in the peripheral visual field. Using eye tracking equipment and a Virtual Reality system to provide naturalistic tasks, the author shows that gaze is biased towards a neighboring object, especially when this object is relevant to the subject’s current task. This suggests that peripheral vision is used in the allocation of gaze in daily life and that this bias can be interpreted in terms of a compromise between foveal and peripheral information gain. The benefit of this bias in natural vision is discussed in the context of bottom-up and top-down theories.  Contents The Allocation of Gaze in Natural Tasks An Effect of Peripheral Information on Gaze A Visual Center of Gravity Effect in Real-Life Tasks The Tasks-Relevance of Objects and its Impact on Gaze Position Target Groups Researchers



and students in the fields of Visual Perception and Visual Neuroscience Practitioners in the fields of Cognitive Ergonomics, Man-Machine Interaction, Neuropsychology  The Author After graduating from Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen with a Master‘s degree in Psychology, Elena Hitzel is currently enrolled in a Ph.D. program (Chair of General Psychology, Prof. Karl Gegenfurtner, JLU Gießen) that focuses on value-based modulations of visuo-motor control across the adult life span.    .