Space, Objects, Minds and Brains

Lynn Robertson has been studying how brain lesions affect spatial abilities for over 20 years, and her work has revealed some surprising facts about space and its role in visual perception. In this book she combines evidence collected in her laboratory with findings from others to explore the cognitive and neural basis of spatial representations and their contributions to spatial awareness, object formation, attention, and binding.

Preface	p. ix
Losing Space	p. 1
When There Is No "There" There (Balints Syndrome)	p. 4
When Only Half Is There (Unilateral Neglect)	p. 7
Not There but There (Integrative Agnosia)	p. 16
Object/Space Representation and Spatial Reference Frames	p. 23
Origin	p. 33
Orientation	p. 46
Sense of Direction	p. 52
Unit Size	p. 60
Summary	p. 64
Space-Based Attention and Reference Frames	p. 65
Selecting Locations	p. 65
Reference Frames and Spatial Selection in Healthy and Neurologic Patient Populations	p. 69
Spatial Extent, Spatial Resolution, and Attention	p. 92
Spatial Resolution and Reference Frames	p. 96
What Is the Space for Spatial Attention?	p. 102
Object-Based Attention and Spatial Maps	p. 105
Dissociating Object- and Space-Based Attention	p. 108
Controlled Spatial Attention and Object-Based Effects	p. 129
Object-Based Neglect	p. 136
What Is an Object for Object-Based Attention?	p. 149
Space and Awareness	p. 153
Spatial Functions of a Balints Patient	p. 156
Explicit Spatial Maps	p. 159
Loss of a Body Frame of Reference	p. 163
Implicit Access to Space	p. 164
Functional Aspects of Dorsal and Ventral Processing Streams Reconsidered	p. 177
Many "Where" Systems	p. 186
Summary	p. 194
Space and Feature Binding	p. 197
The Effects of Occipital-Parietal Lesions on Binding	p. 200
Additional Evidence for Parietal Involvement in Feature Binding	p. 206
Implicit and Explicit Spaces and Binding	p. 209
Summary	p. 215
Space, Brains, and Consciousness	p. 217
Lessons about Consciousness from the Study of Spatial Deficits	p. 218
Parietal Function and Consciousness	p. 219
Spatial Maps and Conscious Perceptions	p. 227
Some Final Comments	p. 229
General Conclusions	p. 231
Spatial Forms and Spatial Frames	p. 232
Spaces in and out of Awareness	p. 235
The Space That Binds	p. 236
A Brief Note on Measures	p. 237
Notes	p. 239
References	p. 241
Index	p. 257
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