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
Pagination706-708
MVL Report Number80.01
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.

Refereed DesignationRefereed