The misinterpretation of a real external, sensory experience.

An illusion of vision usually affecting spatial relations.

Recognition and discrimination of the heaviness of a lifted object.

The sensory interpretation of the dimensions of objects.

The real or apparent movement of objects through the visual field.

The science dealing with the correlation of the physical characteristics of a stimulus, e.g., frequency or intensity, with the response to the stimulus, in order to assess the psychologic factors involved in the relationship.

Investigative technique commonly used during ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY in which a series of bright light flashes or visual patterns are used to elicit brain activity.

The selecting and organizing of visual stimuli based on the individual's past experience.

The process by which the nature and meaning of tactile stimuli are recognized and interpreted by the brain, such as realizing the characteristics or name of an object being touched.

Sensory functions that transduce stimuli received by proprioceptive receptors in joints, tendons, muscles, and the INNER EAR into neural impulses to be transmitted to the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. Proprioception provides sense of stationary positions and movements of one's body parts, and is important in maintaining KINESTHESIA and POSTURAL BALANCE.

Mental process to visually perceive a critical number of facts (the pattern), such as characters, shapes, displays, or designs.

The ability to detect sharp boundaries (stimuli) and to detect slight changes in luminance at regions without distinct contours. Psychophysical measurements of this visual function are used to evaluate visual acuity and to detect eye disease.

The sensory discrimination of a pattern shape or outline.

Lack of correspondence between the way a stimulus is commonly perceived and the way an individual perceives it under given conditions.

Awareness of oneself in relation to time, place and person.

The illumination of an environment and the arrangement of lights to achieve an effect or optimal visibility. Its application is in domestic or in public settings and in medical and non-medical environments.

A perceptual phenomenon used by Gestalt psychologists to demonstrate that events in one part of the perceptual field may affect perception in another part.

The awareness of the spatial properties of objects; includes physical space.

The distal part of the arm beyond the wrist in humans and primates, that includes the palm, fingers, and thumb.

Perception of three-dimensionality.

Continuation of visual impression after cessation of stimuli causing the original image.

Individuals' concept of their own bodies.

Sensation of making physical contact with objects, animate or inanimate. Tactile stimuli are detected by MECHANORECEPTORS in the skin and mucous membranes.

A high-molecular-weight polymeric elastomer derived from the milk juice (LATEX) of HEVEA brasiliensis and other trees and plants. It is a substance that can be stretched at room temperature to at least twice its original length and after releasing the stress, retract rapidly, and recover its original dimensions fully.

Sense of movement of a part of the body, such as movement of fingers, elbows, knees, limbs, or weights.

The process of discovering or asserting an objective or intrinsic relation between two objects or concepts; a faculty or power that enables a person to make judgments; the process of bringing to light and asserting the implicit meaning of a concept; a critical evaluation of a person or situation.

The blending of separate images seen by each eye into one composite image.

The human being as a non-anatomical and non-zoological entity. The emphasis is on the philosophical or artistic treatment of the human being, and includes lay and social attitudes toward the body in history. (From J. Cassedy, NLM History of Medicine Division)

The ability to respond to segments of the perceptual experience rather than to the whole.

The process in which light signals are transformed by the PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS into electrical signals which can then be transmitted to the brain.

The process whereby auditory stimuli are selected, organized, and interpreted by the organism.

Voluntary or reflex-controlled movements of the eye.

Motion of an object in which either one or more points on a line are fixed. It is also the motion of a particle about a fixed point. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)

Cognitive disorders characterized by an impaired ability to perceive the nature of objects or concepts through use of the sense organs. These include spatial neglect syndromes, where an individual does not attend to visual, auditory, or sensory stimuli presented from one side of the body.

The coordination of a sensory or ideational (cognitive) process and a motor activity.

Theoretical representations that simulate psychological processes and/or social processes. These include the use of mathematical equations, computers, and other electronic equipment.

Use of sound to elicit a response in the nervous system.

The difference between two images on the retina when looking at a visual stimulus. This occurs since the two retinas do not have the same view of the stimulus because of the location of our eyes. Thus the left eye does not get exactly the same view as the right eye.

Signals for an action; that specific portion of a perceptual field or pattern of stimuli to which a subject has learned to respond.

The interference of one perceptual stimulus with another causing a decrease or lessening in perceptual effectiveness.

Mental processing of chromatic signals (COLOR VISION) from the eye by the VISUAL CORTEX where they are converted into symbolic representations. Color perception involves numerous neurons, and is influenced not only by the distribution of wavelengths from the viewed object, but also by its background color and brightness contrast at its boundary.

Prosthetic replacements for arms, legs, and parts thereof.

Area of the OCCIPITAL LOBE concerned with the processing of visual information relayed via VISUAL PATHWAYS.