Multisensory processing for perception and action

感知和行动的多感官处理

• 批准号: 355931-2009
• 负责人: Brown, Liana
• 金额: $ 1.46万
• 依托单位: Trent University
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2010-01-01 至 2011-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=459648
• 关键词: Multisensory; processing; perception; action

Can we use our hands to improve our vision? The term "looking" typically refers to vision, but looking is best thought of as a hands-on, multi-sensory event. Even when touch is uninformative (for example when you place your hand next to the text you are reading), the act of scrutiny often involves placing the hands on or near the object of scrutiny. The goal of my research program is (1) to systematically uncover the details of how we use our hands to influence vision, and (2) to describe the role that the motor system plays in supporting this behaviour. By learning about the ways in which the hands can augment vision, this research has the potential to reveal how movement, touch and visual information are coordinated and integrated by the nervous system. In matters of practicality, I think this research will useful to the physical and occupational therapists who teach people with brain injuries or disease to use new strategies to take advantage of their remaining visual and motor capabilities.

我们能用手来改善我们的视力吗？“看”这个词通常指的是视觉，但看最好被认为是一种动手的、多感官的活动。即使当触摸不提供信息时（例如，当你把手放在你正在阅读的文本旁边时），审视的行为通常也包括将手放在或靠近被审视的对象上。我的研究计划的目标是：(1)系统地揭示我们如何使用我们的手来影响视觉的细节，(2)描述运动系统在支持这种行为中所起的作用。通过了解手增强视觉的方式，这项研究有可能揭示运动、触觉和视觉信息是如何通过神经系统协调和整合的。在实用性方面，我认为这项研究将对物理和职业治疗师有用，他们教脑损伤或疾病患者使用新的策略来利用他们剩余的视觉和运动能力。