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Chiara Fini¹, Lara Bardi¹, Nikolaus F Troje²

¹Department of Experimental Psychology, Ghent University, Henri-Dunantlaan 2, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.

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Perceiving space changes based on reference frames. Human movement primes reduce judged distances, especially with faster motion and when the reference frame faces the target.

Keywords:

Biological motion Body posture Distance Motor potential Reference frame

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Area of Science:

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Neuroscience
Human Perception

Background:

Spatial categorization is influenced by the reference frame (RF).
Distance judgments are reduced when the RF is a person versus an object.
This effect may stem from processing the RF's motor potential.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate how movement representation impacts spatial perception.
To examine the role of biological motion priming on distance judgments.
To determine the conditions under which movement primes affect spatial categorization.

Main Methods:

Used point-light biological motion displays (walkers, actions) as primes.
Participants performed spatial categorization tasks (Near/Far judgments).
Varied RF (human body vs. object), motion speed, and RF orientation.

Main Results:

Priming with a point-light walker reduced judged distances.
Faster motion (runner) led to a greater reduction in judged distance.
Priming effects required the human RF to be oriented towards the target.

Conclusions:

Movement representation, particularly biological motion, significantly influences spatial perception.
The degree of perceived distance reduction is modulated by movement speed.
Spatial reference frame orientation is crucial for observing movement-priming effects.