Abstract
For many of the complex motor actions we perform, perceptual information is available from several different senses including vision, touch, hearing, and the vestibular system. Here I discuss the use of multisensory information for the control of motor action in three particular domains: aviation, sports, and driving. It is shown that performers in these domains use information from multiple senses - frequently with beneficial effects on performance but sometimes with dangerous consequences. Applied psychologists have taken advantage of our natural tendency to integrate sensory information by designing multimodal displays that compensate for situations in which information from one or more of our senses is unreliable or is unattended due to distraction.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 244-248 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Current Directions in Psychological Science |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 2008 |
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Keywords
- Action
- Audition
- Perception
- Sensory integration
- Touch
- Vision
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Psychology(all)
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Multisensory information in the control of complex motor actions. / Gray, Robert.
In: Current Directions in Psychological Science, Vol. 17, No. 4, 08.2008, p. 244-248.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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