Insufficient visual information leads to spontaneous bipedal walking in Japanese monkeys

Manaka, Yuko; Sugita, Yoichi

doi:10.1016/j.beproc.2008.10.010

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“…Standing provides a better vantage point for surveillance of the environment, and more readily affords subsequent ambulatory behaviors (e.g., fight or flight). In fact, some primates reflexively stand on their hind limbs when their vision is restricted (Manaka & Sugita, 2009). Adopting a particular posture (in this case, standing) may activate mental states associated with that posture (such as the heightened alertness, attentional selectivity, and cognitive control that might be needed in a fight-or-flight situation).…”

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Standing enhances cognitive control and alters visual search

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Davoli

Knapp

et al. 2019

Atten Percept Psychophys

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Postural changes and the maintenance of postural stability have been shown to affect many aspects of cognition. Here we examined the extent to which selective visual attention may differ between standing and seated postures in three tasks: the Stroop color-word task, a task-switching paradigm, and visual search. We found reduced Stroop interference, a reduction in switch costs, and slower search rates in the visual search task when participants stood compared to when they sat while performing the tasks. The results suggest that the postural demands associated with standing enhance cognitive control, revealing broad connections between body posture and cognitive mechanisms.

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