Peripersonal Space

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Peripersonal Space

• Region that is immediately within grasp of the
  individual.
• Spans central 60 degrees on the visual field
• Lower field bias
• Extends to the maximum arms reach.
• Neuroimaging studies show used during fine motor
  control and object manipulation
• Neuroimaging studies show used during mental
  rotation
• suggests region contains very precise
  three-dimensional metric representations of
  objects to be manipulated.