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Kaspar, Kai, Koenig, Sabine, Schwandt, Jessika and Koenig, Peter (2014). The experience of new sensorimotor contingencies by sensory augmentation. Conscious. Cogn., 28. S. 47 - 64. SAN DIEGO: ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE. ISSN 1090-2376

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Abstract

Embedded in the paradigm of embodied cognition, the theory of sensorimotor contingencies (SMCs) proposes that motor actions and associated sensory stimulations are tied together by lawful relations termed SMCs. We aimed to investigate whether SMCs can be learned by means of sensory augmentation. Therefore we focused on related perceptual changes. Subjects trained for 7 weeks with the feelSpace belt mapping information of the magnetic north to vibrotactile stimulation around the waist. They experienced substantial changes in their space perception. The belt facilitated navigation and stimulated the usage of new navigation strategies. The belt's vibrating signal changed to a kind of spatial information over time while the belt's appeal and perceived usability increased. The belt also induced certain emotional states. Overall, the results show that learning new SMCs with this relatively small and usable device leads to profound perceptual and emotional changes, which are fully compatible with embodied theories of cognition. (C) 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/).

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Kaspar, Kai UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Koenig, Sabine UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Schwandt, Jessika UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Koenig, Peter UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-433209
DOI:	10.1016/j.concog.2014.06.006
Journal or Publication Title:	Conscious. Cogn.
Volume:	28
Page Range:	S. 47 - 64
Date:	2014
Publisher:	ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
Place of Publication:	SAN DIEGO
ISSN:	1090-2376
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language PRIMARY VISUAL-CORTEX; SUBSTITUTION; BLIND; REPRESENTATION; LOCALIZATION; STIMULATION; INTEGRATION; PERCEPTION; PLASTICITY; RESPONSES Multiple languages Psychology, Experimental Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/43320