Effects of Peripheral Vision on Eye Movements

A Virtual Reality Study on Gaze Allocation in Naturalistic Tasks
2015
ISBN: 978-3-658-08465-3
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 101 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 1557 g

Reihe: BestMasters

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hitzel, Elena

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Biologische Psychologie, Neuropsychologie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Neurowissenschaften, Kognitionswissenschaft
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Kognitionspsychologie Wahrnehmung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.

Über Autor(innen)

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.