The body in interaction – the impact of tracking the human body on visual object processing

为了高效、安全地与世界互动，我们的大脑需要不断地处理身体的位置和姿势以及周围物体的特征。认知科学领域的中心问题是，跟踪人体如何影响物体感知，以及哪些机制在行动中支持这种感知。该项目将使用创新的虚拟手技术来研究身体动作对并发视觉感知的影响。更好地理解身体在互动中对我们感知系统的要求，将有助于改进复杂工作环境的设计，如计算机界面和控制面板。

For efficient and safe interactions with the world, our brain needs to constantly process the location and posture of the body as well as the characteristics of surrounding objects. Central questions in the field of cognitive science consider how tracking the human body influences object perception and which mechanisms support this perception in action. This project will use innovative virtual hand technology to investigate the impact of body actions on concurrent visual perception. A better understanding of the demands that the body, in interaction, poses on our perceptual system will help to improve the design of complex work environments, such as computer interfaces and control panels.