Alisa Mandrigin (Stirling) will give a talk on “The senses and illusions of spatial location”.

Abstract: Spatial ventriloquism and the Rubber Hand Illusion induce conflicts between spatial cues in different sensory systems. Such inter-sensory spatial conflicts are typically taken to generate spatial illusions. In this paper I examine the different ways we might think of the resulting perceptual experiences as illusory and evaluate the relevant empirical evidence, allowing that such conflicts may be taken to generate a cross-modal spatial illusion, but arguing against the prevailing assumption that at the same time they generate illusions within a sense modality.

As usual, the seminar will take place in Edgecliffe, room G03, 12-2pm.

After the talk, we will have lunch with the speaker in Mitchell’s. Please let me know (si24@) if you want to join us. There are few paid slots.