What determines what we see? In contrast to the traditional “modular” understanding of
perception, according to which visual processing is encapsulated from higher-level …

Perceptual-motor calibration has been described as a map** between perception and
action, which is relevant to distinguish possible from impossible opportunities for action. To …

Both the action-specific perception account and the ecological approach to perception–
action emphasize the role of action in perception. However, the action-specific perception …

In this chapter, we present and provide empirical support for an embodied approach to
visual perception. We propose that visual information is scaled by the perceiver's phenotype …

A hole in the ground protects some creatures but endangers others. Dry ground is passable
by creatures who walk, but fatal for a fish. These environments provide different possibilities …

A chief goal of perception is to help us navigate our environment. According to a rich and
ambitious theory of spatial perception, the visual system achieves this goal not by aiming to …

The notion of body-based scaling suggests that our body and its action capabilities are used
to scale the spatial layout of the environment. Here we present four studies supporting this …

1. AR Damasio, Self Comes to Mind: Constructing the Conscious Brain (New York:
Pantheon Books, 2010), 8. 2. See G. Parrott and J. Schulkin,“Neuropsychology and the …

When an individual embodies an avatar, the latter's characteristics or stereotype can change
the individual's behavior and attitudes; this is known as the Proteus effect. Here, we looked …

In virtual reality (VR), avatars are graphical representations of people. Previous research
highlights benefits of having a self-avatar when perceiving-acting while embedded in a …