Washington [US]: Astronauts have a unique visuomotor experience with inverted movements in space, previous research has found that astronauts can interpret inverted movements more accurately than persons on Earth. The inversion effect can now be overcome in the perception of biological motion by persons on Earth with extensive visuomotor experience with inverted movements, such as vertical dancers, according to researchers.
Qin Zhu, a UW professor of kinesiology and health, was the lead and senior author of a paper titled "Extended Visuomotor Experience With Inverted Movements Can Overcome the Inversions of Effect in Biological Motion Perception" that was published October 20 in Scientific Reports, an online peer-reviewed, open-access journal that covers all areas of the natural sciences.
