Sheth, Bhavin R. and Shimojo, Shinsuke (2004) Extrinsic cues suppress the encoding of intrinsic cues. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 16 (2). pp. 339-350. ISSN 0898-929X. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:SHEjcn04
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Abstract
Remembering where objects are in space is fundamental to adaptive behavior. Little is known about how intact humans combine information from intrinsic (egocentric) and extrinsic (exocentric, allocentric, or landmark-based) coordinate systems to locate objects. Using a simple location estimation paradigm, this study finds that we mostly remember position in extrinsic coordinates. Intrinsic-coordinate-based mapping of space is less precise in the presence of landmarks or extrinsic cues than in their absence. Thus, not only do extrinsic frames of reference dominate internal representations of space, they suppress intrinsic-based representations as well. We speculate that this dominance-suppression hierarchy undercuts intersystem conflicts and underlies a single, undissociated spatial map in intact humans.
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Additional Information: | © 2004 The MIT Press. We thank Drs. Richard Andersen and Geraint Rees for kindly reviewing an earlier version of our manuscript. | ||||||
Subject Keywords: | PARIETAL CORTEX; VISUAL DIRECTION; PERCEPTION; SPACE; HAND; OBJECTS; NEURONS; MEMORY; COORDINATION; INFORMATION | ||||||
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Record Number: | CaltechAUTHORS:SHEjcn04 | ||||||
Persistent URL: | https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:SHEjcn04 | ||||||
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Deposited By: | Lindsay Cleary | ||||||
Deposited On: | 05 Sep 2006 | ||||||
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