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Dr. Turano's lab focuses on space and motion perception in relation to navigation and the effect of visual field losses (central and peripheral) on orientation and navigation ability.

 RECENT PROJECT

Internal Spatial Representations and Navigation Ability

A new paradigm was developed to investigate the use of internal spatial representations by good and poor navigators. This technique uses simulated peripheral field losses to systematically control the amount of external visual information available to participants while they complete a goal-directed walking task. Changes in performance with changing field of view size are measured and then used to identify participants who can utilize internal spatial representations to complete the task.

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See the Press Release from April 27th, 2006

Read the Paper
Fortenbaugh, F. C., Hicks, J. C., Hao, L., & Turano, K. A. (2006). High-speed navigators: Using more than what meets the eye. Journal of Vision ,6(5), 565-579, http://journalofvision.org/6/5/3/, doi:10.1167/6.5.3. 

If you would like to participate in a study, 
please contact Dr. Kathleen Turano for more information
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