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Self-motion perception influences number processing: evidence from a parity task.

Matthias Hartmann1, Réka Farkas, Fred W Mast

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Bern, Muesmattstrasse 45, 3000, Bern, Switzerland. matthias.hartmann@psy.unibe.ch

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Horizontal body motion influences number processing. Leftward motion aids small number tasks, while rightward motion aids large number tasks, linking self-motion perception to numerical cognition.

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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Human-computer interaction

Background:

  • Spatial numerical association (SNA) links number magnitude to spatial dimensions.
  • Previous research primarily focused on external spatial cues, neglecting embodied influences.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of self-motion direction on number processing.
  • To determine if embodied sensory information modulates numerical cognition.

Main Methods:

  • Participants performed a parity judgment task on a motion platform.
  • Horizontal self-motion (leftward and rightward) was induced during the task.

Main Results:

  • Self-motion direction systematically influenced number processing, confirming the hypothesis.
  • Leftward motion facilitated small number processing; rightward motion facilitated large number processing.
  • This effect differed from traditional spatial numerical compatibility, showing differential impact on inner/outer numbers.

Conclusions:

  • Number processing is intrinsically linked to self-motion perception and spatial attention.
  • Sensory body motion information plays a crucial role in higher-order spatial cognition.
  • Embodied cognition principles extend to abstract cognitive tasks like numerical processing.