Space contraction experiences during acoustic metronomic stimulation: a synthetic discussion.
On the basis of the results of a previous research, we will present a new interpretation of some psychophysiological component of spatial experience. The research examined the role of the acoustic activity of a metronome (with different frequencies of 66, 144, 192/min) on a space estimation between two points. The stimulus distances between the points were 30, 60, 90 cm. Increasing the metronomic frequency determines an evident contraction of the estimation of the perceived distances for each of the three different stimulus distances. The results have been interpreted in light of a psychophysiological integrated model.
Dipartimento di Psicologia Dinamica e Clinica, Sapienza Universita' di Roma, Via dei Marsi 78, 00185, Rome, Italy. vezio.ruggieri@uniroma1.it
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D000161:Acoustic Stimulation; D000162:Acoustics; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D004215:Distance Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010507:Periodicity; D010775:Photic Stimulation; D013028:Space Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D055815:Young Adult