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Hiroyuki Kambara1, Duk Shin, Toshihiro Kawase

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Area of Science:

  • Human Perception
  • Psychophysics
  • Virtual Reality

Background:

  • Accurate estimation of impact timing is crucial for catching falling objects.
  • Spatial cues (e.g., size) influence perceived heaviness, but the role of temporal information is less understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how temporal factors, specifically the timing of load force exertion relative to visual contact, affect weight perception.
  • To explore the relationship between temporal discrepancies and the subjective experience of heaviness during a ball-catching task.

Main Methods:

  • Ball-catching experiments were conducted in a virtual reality environment.
  • The timing of load force exertion was systematically shifted relative to visual contact.
  • Participants underwent conditioning with constant time offsets before perception testing.

Main Results:

  • Balls were perceived as heavier when force was applied earlier than visual contact and lighter when applied later.
  • Conditioning to time offsets altered participants' perception of simultaneity and their estimation of force timing.
  • Post-conditioning, participants perceived balls as lighter after an advanced force offset and heavier after a delayed offset.

Conclusions:

  • Perceived heaviness is determined by the subjectively perceived time offset between force exertion and visual contact, not the objective offset.
  • Estimation errors in force timing significantly influence weight perception.
  • Temporal perception plays a critical role in modulating somatosensory experiences like weight perception.