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Near-Hand Effects and Recruitment of Visual-Tactile Bimodal Cells

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Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Carlin, Sean, Thesis advisor (ths): Brown, Liana, Degree committee member (dgc): Chan-Reynolds, Michael, Degree committee member (dgc): Im-Bolter, Nancie, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>Near-hand benefits are seen when individuals are able to process targets more quickly, accurately, and with greater precision when a hand is placed near, rather than far from a target. One possibility is that near-hand stimuli recruit visual-tactile bimodal cells. Research reports that placing a hand near a target delayed immediate saccade onset and speeded delayed saccade onset. Study 1… more
Full Text:   NEAR-HAND EFFECTS AND RECRUITMENT OF VISUAL-TACTILE BIMODAL CELLS A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in the Faculty of Arts and Science TRENT UNIVERSITY …