Multisensory integration - body schemas Flashcards
what tasks are seemingly easy for humans that are difficult for robots?
reaching, grasping, manipulating objects
what tasks are seemingly hard for humans that are easy for robots?
playing chess, solving logic puzzles
how are computers good at hard tasks?
use inference, pick best pathway from list of different objects, basic strategy
basic sensorimotor skills are hard to do with AI but its easy to make computers exhibit adult level performance on intelligence tests/playing chess. what paradox is this?
Moravec’s paradox
what senses are needed to light a match?
vision and touch
what 2 senses provide multi sensory integration?
vision and touch
for what type of tasks do we need to integrate information across different senses?
motor tasks
reference frame from vision =-
eye centred, retinal
reference frame for audition =
head centred, location of sound source with respect to ears
reference frame for touch =
body centred, location of tactile stimulus on skin
we need to convert between _______ ______ and to _____ ______
reference frames, external space
to get from an eye centred reference frame to a head reference frame what do you need to know?
the relative angle between the 2 frames > causes a shift in reference frame
eye > head = need to know orientation of?
eyes
head > body = need to know orientation of?
head
what required knowledge is needed to convert between reference frames?
relative position and orientation of body parts
relative position of body parts is called what?
body schema
what are the features of the body schema?
spatial coded, modular, updated with movement, adaptable, coherent, interpersonal
what happens every time we move?
our body schema is updated instantly
position of each body part in external space =
spatial coded
how do we know that the body schema is modular (different body parts processed in different brain regions)?
there are selective impairments for different body schemas
how is the body schema adaptable?
it changes when the body changes > with age, changes get incorporated into the body schema over time
how is the body schema coherent?
resolves perceptual conflicts between different senses > spatial continuity