Space, Objects, Minds, and Brains
Lynn C. Robertson
Published by Psychology Press, 2003
The fact that half of space can disappear while the other half remains intact or that an object can be seen without its location is something that most normal perceivers find astonishing. The belief that space is a unitary platform supporting objects is hard to shake, and it is almost impossible to imagine what the world would look like if space perception disappeared. Yet, some people do not have to imagine this because they experience it every day. Under normal circumstances constructing a spatial map is a computational problem that the brain solves easily, but spatial perception can disappear or crumble in different ways depending on what part of the brain is damaged.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1 Losing Space
A. When There Is No There There
B. When Only Half Is There
C. Not There but There
Chapter 2 Object/Space Representation and Spatial Reference Frames
A. Origin
B. Orientation
C. Sense of Direction
D. Unit Size
E. Summary
Chapter 3 Space-Based Attention and Reference Frames
A. Selecting Locations
B. Reference Frames and Spatial Selection in Healthy and Patient Populations
C. Spatial Resolution and Reference Frames
D. Spatial Extent, Spatial Resolution and Attention
E. What Is the Space for Spatial Attention
Chapter 4 Object-Based Attention and Space
A. Dissociating Object- and Space-Based Attention
B. Controlled Spatial Attention and Object-Based Effects
C. Object-Based Neglect
D. What Is an Object for Object-Based Attention?
Chapter 5 Space and Awareness
A. Spatial Functions of a Balints Patient
B. Explicit Spatial Maps
C. Loss of a Body Frame of Reference
D. Implicit Access to Space
E. Functional Aspects of Dorsal and Ventral Processing Streams Reconsidered
F. Many "Where" Systems
G. Summary
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