Gravity prior in human behaviour: a perceptual or semantic phenomenon?
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SUBMITTER: Gallagher M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7438378 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep
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Gravity prior in human behaviour: a perceptual or semantic phenomenon?
Gallagher Maria M Torok Agoston A Klaas Johanna J Ferrè Elisa Raffaella ER
Experimental brain research 20200621 9
Humans show a gravitational advantage in perception: we are more precise at judging the speed of downwards-moving than upwards-moving objects, indicating that gravitational acceleration is an internalised prior. However, it is unclear whether this gravity prior is based on purely perceptual cues or whether it can incorporate semantic knowledge. Previous research has used only objects which are known to comply with gravity, possibly confounding semantic and perceptual cues. Here we have addressed ...[more]
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