Knowing where to go: Spatial memory guides eye and body movements in a naturalistic visual search task.

ABSTRACT: Most research on visual search has used simple tasks presented on a computer screen. However, in natural situations visual search almost always involves eye, head, and body movements in a three-dimensional (3D) environment. The different constraints imposed by these two types of search tasks might explain some of the discrepancies in our understanding concerning the use of memory resources and the role of contextual objects during search. To explore this issue, we analyzed a visual search task performed in an immersive virtual reality apartment. Participants searched for a series of geometric 3D objects while eye movements and head coordinates were recorded. Participants explored the apartment to locate target objects whose location and visibility were manipulated. For objects with reliabl

SUBMITTER: Aivar MP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11373708 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature