Although eye-, headand body-movements can produce large-scale translations of the visual input on the retina, perception is notable for its spatiotemporal continuity. The visual system might achieve this by the creation of a detailed map in world coordinatesVa spatiotopic representation. We tested the coordinate system of the motion aftereffect by adapting observers to translational motion and ...

A deep cognition with translators’ cultural frame of functionist reference can help instructors and teachers adjust and extend patterns and schemes of translation and generate the optimal classroom conditions for acquisition of the target language. The author of the paper, in the perspectives of motivational, cognitive and communicative functionist styles, has probed into their respective commo...

We analyze a quantum mechanical gyroscope, which is modeled as a large spin and used as a reference against which to measure the angular momenta of spin-1/2 particles. These measurements induce a back-action on the reference which is the central focus of our study. We begin by deriving explicit expressions for the quantum channel representing the back-action. Then, we analyze the dynamics incur...

Spatial navigation is an essential human skill that is influenced by several factors. The present study investigates how gender, age, and cultural background account for differences in reference frame proclivity and performance in a virtual navigation task. Using an online navigation study, we recorded reaction times, error rates (confusion of turning axis), and reference frame proclivity (egoc...

For visual localization to remain accurate across changes of gaze, a signal representing the position of the eye in the orbita is needed to code spatial locations in a reference frame that is independent of retinal displacements. Here we report evidence that the localization of visual objects in space is coded in an extraretinal reference frame. In human subjects, we used outward saccadic adapt...

Quantum theory uses physical properties such as momentum, position, phase, or time to encode information. These properties are not absolute, but relative to a reference frame. When several parties need to communicate quantum information a shared reference frame between all the parties is very handy. Even though some tasks can be done without, sharing a common reference frame is an important too...

In this paper, we compute absolute motions that describe the motion of plates and microplates with respect to the mesosphere. In plate kinematic and dynamic analyses, two different absolute reference frames have been utilized: fixed-hotspots and meanlithosphere. The first, the hotspot reference frame , is based on the assumption that individual hotspots are fixed relative to the mesosphere and ...

The aim of this study was to further understand how the brain represents spatial information for shaping aiming movements to targets. Both behavioral and neurophysiological studies have shown that the brain represents spatial memory for reaching targets in an eye-fixed frame. To date, these studies have only shown how the brain stores and updates target locations for generating a single arm mov...