Seeing Differently in Near and Far: For Detection but Not Identification of Peripheral Targets

Do human observers process the same retinal information differently when it comes from near versus far space? Based on neurophysiological and neuropsychological evidence researchers have proposed that visual information for near space (peripersonal, within arm's reach) and far space (extrapersonal, beyond arm's reach) is mediated predominantly by dorsal and ventral visual pathways respectively. Here we provide behavioural evidence showing that …