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Visuomotor adaptation without vision?

F H Durgin1, A Pelah

  • 1Department of Psychology, Swarthmore College, PA 19081, USA. fdurgin1@swarthmore.edu

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|July 29, 1999
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The running-in-place aftereffect, where individuals move forward when trying to run in place with eyes closed, is caused by a lack of sensory information. This effect can be induced without treadmills and may stem from recalibrating visuomotor systems.

Area of Science:

  • Human locomotion
  • Visuomotor control
  • Sensory integration

Background:

  • An aftereffect following treadmill running causes inadvertent forward advancement when attempting to run in place with eyes closed.
  • This effect is hypothesized to result from the absence of sensory information specifying advancement during running.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the role of visual and auditory sensory information in the running-in-place aftereffect.
  • To determine if the aftereffect can be induced outside of treadmill running and to understand the underlying mechanisms.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic manipulation of visual information (optical flow) during running tasks.
  • Experiments involved running with eyes open/closed and simulating visual flow fields.
  • Auditory information was manipulated using earplugs to assess its influence.

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Main Results:

  • Aftereffect strength (AE) was inversely related to geometrically correct optical flow.
  • The aftereffect was induced by running behind a golf cart with eyes closed (AE=1.93) but not with eyes open (AE=1.16).
  • Simulating visual flow did not eliminate the aftereffect, and reducing auditory input doubled advancement distance without altering the adaptation ratio.

Conclusions:

  • The running-in-place aftereffect can be generated without treadmills and is influenced by the absence of visual cues specifying advancement.
  • The findings suggest a recalibration of visuomotor control systems, potentially occurring even without visual input.
  • Sensory information, particularly visual flow, plays a crucial role in maintaining spatial orientation during locomotion.