Prismatic Adaptation Induces Plastic Changes onto Spatial and Temporal Domains in Near and Far Space

A large literature has documented interactions between space and time suggesting that the two experiential domains may share a common format in a generalized magnitude system (ATOM theory). To further explore this hypothesis, here we measured the extent to which time and space are sensitive to the s...

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Main Authors: Ivan Patané, Alessandro Farnè, Francesca Frassinetti
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Series:Neural Plasticity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/3495075
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description A large literature has documented interactions between space and time suggesting that the two experiential domains may share a common format in a generalized magnitude system (ATOM theory). To further explore this hypothesis, here we measured the extent to which time and space are sensitive to the same sensorimotor plasticity processes, as induced by classical prismatic adaptation procedures (PA). We also exanimated whether spatial-attention shifts on time and space processing, produced through PA, extend to stimuli presented beyond the immediate near space. Results indicated that PA affected both temporal and spatial representations not only in the near space (i.e., the region within which the adaptation occurred), but also in the far space. In addition, both rightward and leftward PA directions caused opposite and symmetrical modulations on time processing, whereas only leftward PA biased space processing rightward. We discuss these findings within the ATOM framework and models that account for PA effects on space and time processing. We propose that the differential and asymmetrical effects following PA may suggest that temporal and spatial representations are not perfectly aligned.
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spelling doaj-art-bc8a68ee464649a7b03cc4936dc8c3ee2025-08-20T02:18:51ZengWileyNeural Plasticity2090-59041687-54432016-01-01201610.1155/2016/34950753495075Prismatic Adaptation Induces Plastic Changes onto Spatial and Temporal Domains in Near and Far SpaceIvan Patané0Alessandro Farnè1Francesca Frassinetti2Department of Psychology, University of Bologna, 40127 Bologna, ItalyImpAct Team, Lyon Neuroscience Research Centre, INSERM U1028, CNRS UMR5292, 69676 Lyon, FranceDepartment of Psychology, University of Bologna, 40127 Bologna, ItalyA large literature has documented interactions between space and time suggesting that the two experiential domains may share a common format in a generalized magnitude system (ATOM theory). To further explore this hypothesis, here we measured the extent to which time and space are sensitive to the same sensorimotor plasticity processes, as induced by classical prismatic adaptation procedures (PA). We also exanimated whether spatial-attention shifts on time and space processing, produced through PA, extend to stimuli presented beyond the immediate near space. Results indicated that PA affected both temporal and spatial representations not only in the near space (i.e., the region within which the adaptation occurred), but also in the far space. In addition, both rightward and leftward PA directions caused opposite and symmetrical modulations on time processing, whereas only leftward PA biased space processing rightward. We discuss these findings within the ATOM framework and models that account for PA effects on space and time processing. We propose that the differential and asymmetrical effects following PA may suggest that temporal and spatial representations are not perfectly aligned.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/3495075
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title Prismatic Adaptation Induces Plastic Changes onto Spatial and Temporal Domains in Near and Far Space
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title_fullStr Prismatic Adaptation Induces Plastic Changes onto Spatial and Temporal Domains in Near and Far Space
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title_short Prismatic Adaptation Induces Plastic Changes onto Spatial and Temporal Domains in Near and Far Space
title_sort prismatic adaptation induces plastic changes onto spatial and temporal domains in near and far space
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