The planar mosaic fails to account for spatially directed action
Published: 2013
Publication Name: Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Abstract:
Abstract:
Humans’ spatial representations enable navigation and reaching to targets above the ground plane, even without direct perceptual support. Such abilities are inconsistent with an impoverished representation of the third dimension. Features that differentiate humans from most terrestrial animals, including raised eye height and arms dedicated to manipulation rather than locomotion, have led to robust metric representations of volumetric space.
Citation:
Klatzky, R.L. & Giudice, N.A. (2013). The planar mosaic fails to account for spatially directed action. Behavioral and Brain Sciences (commentary). 36(5), 554-555.