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Reaching For The Light: The Prioritization Of Conspicuous Visual Stimuli For Reflexive Target-Directed Reaching, Daniel K. Wood
Reaching For The Light: The Prioritization Of Conspicuous Visual Stimuli For Reflexive Target-Directed Reaching, Daniel K. Wood
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The degree to which something stands out against the background of its environment communicates important information. The phenomenon of camouflage is a testament of the degree to which visual salience and probability of survival tend to overlap. Salient stimuli often elicit fast, reflexive movements in order to catch prey or avoid a predator. The overarching goal of the work presented in this thesis is to investigate how the physical salience of visual stimuli influence the programming and execution of reaching movements. I approached this question by recording kinematics and muscle responses during reaching movements. Broadly, this thesis investigates the effect …