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Eye-hand tracking using afterimages. Evidence that sense of effort is dependent on spatial constancy mechanisms
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Eye-hand tracking using afterimages. Evidence that sense of effort is dependent on spatial constancy mechanisms

J R Lackner and J A Mather
Experimental brain research, Vol.44(2), pp.138-142
1981
PMID: 7286101

Abstract

Oculomotor Nerve - physiology Movement Acoustic Stimulation Proprioception Humans Ocular Physiological Phenomena Space Perception Adult Hand - physiology
Oculomotor tracking of one's unseen hand is greatly enhanced when a positive afterimage of the arm is projected onto its changing apparent position. The "afterimage arm" also influences the perception of real arm motion. The nature of this influence indicates that sense of effort or will derives from spatial computations potentially involving sensory and motor information about the ongoing orientation of the entire body.

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