Horizontal and Vertical Distance Perception in Altered Gravity

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 10; no. 1; p. 5471
• Main Authors: Clément, Gilles, Bukley, Angie, Loureiro, Nuno, Lindblad, Louise, Sousa, Duarte, Zandvilet, André
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 25.03.2020; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 631/378; 631/378/2649; 631/378/2649/1723; Aircraft; Blindness; Cognitive science; Depth perception; Humanities and Social Sciences; Hypergravity; Microgravity; Motion detection; multidisciplinary; Neuroscience; Perception; Perceptions; Science; Science (multidisciplinary)

The perception of the horizontal and vertical distances of a visual target to an observer was investigated in parabolic flight during alternating short periods of normal gravity (1 g). microgravity (0 g), and hypergravity (1.8 g). The methods used for obtaining absolute judgments of egocentric dista...