Learning to use vestibular sense for spatial updating is context dependent.

ABSTRACT: As we move, perceptual stability is crucial to successfully interact with our environment. Notably, the brain must update the locations of objects in space using extra-retinal signals. The vestibular system is a strong candidate as a source of information for spatial updating as it senses head motion. The ability to use this cue is not innate but must be learned. To date, the mechanisms of vestibular spatial updating generalization are unknown or at least controversial. In this paper we examine generalization patterns within and between different conditions of vestibular spatial updating. Participants were asked to update the position of a remembered target following (offline) or during (online) passive body rotation. After being trained on a single spatial target position within a given t

SUBMITTER: Mackrous I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6671975 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature