Visual mechanisms of intermediate distance space perception during self-motion

Project Summary Every day we rely on our vision to judge the absolute distances of objects around us to plan and guide our actions, such as walking and driving.

This, wayfinding, process of ascertaining one?s position and planning for possible routes of actions cannot be accomplished without reliable perception of visual space in the intermediate distance range (~2-25m from the observer).

Thus, the broad long-term objective of this project is to uncover the mechanisms underlying intermediate distance space perception that supports distance judgment.

Yet, less is known about the underlying mechanisms of intermediate distance space perception compared to those of near space perception (