Semi-automatic measurement of visual verticality perception in humans reveals a new category of visual field dependency

Previous assessment of verticality by means of rod and rod and frame tests indicated that human subjects can be more (field dependent) or less (field independent) influenced by a frame placed around a tilted rod. In the present study we propose a new approach to these tests. The judgment of visual v...

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Main Authors: C.R. Kaleff, C. Aschidamini, J. Baron, C.N. de Leone, S. Canavarro, C.D. Vargas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2011-08-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2011000800004