Visually induced self-motion sensation adapts rapidly to left-right visual reversal

TitleVisually induced self-motion sensation adapts rapidly to left-right visual reversal
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication1980
AuthorsOman, C. M., O. L. Bock, and J. K. Huang
JournalScience
Volume209
Pagination706-8
Date PublishedAug 8
MVL Report Number80.01
Keywords*Laterality, *Movement, *Visual Perception, Human, Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Vision, Visual Pathways/physiology
Abstract

After 1 to 3 hours of active movement while wearing vision-reversing goggles, 9 of 12 (stationary) human subjects viewing a moving stripe display experienced a self-rotation illusion in the same direction as seen stripe motion, rather than in the opposite (normal) direction. This result indicates that the neural pathways which process visual self-rotation cues can undergo rapid adaptive modification.