Visual contributions to postural stability

Visual contributions to postural stability

Mode of
vision
Mode of
visual information
Function of
visual information
Focal
radial flow
"What is it?"
Peripheral
lamellar flow
"Where is it?"

This "two mode" model of vision is discussed in
Wade, M.G., & Jones, G. (1997). The role of vision and spatial orientation in the maintenance of posture. Physical Therapy, 77, 619-628.
This article also examines the groundbreaking theoretical and experimental work of James J. Gibson, who helped found the field of ecological psychology.

Other internet resources:
notes on mapping of space in the superior colliculus from the Department of Psychology, University College of London

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