title: Circular vection is independent of stimulus eccentricity.
abstract: The sensation of self-rotation induced by viewing a surround rotating about the observer's vertical axis (circular vection or CV) was investigated with equal-area stimuli located in either the central, the mid-peripheral, or the far-peripheral visual field. Magnitude estimation responses indicated greater CV with larger stimulus area, but no significant differences in CV sensations as a function of stimulus eccentricity. This pattern of results does not support the belief that CV is dominated by peripheral stimulation when equal-area stimuli are compared.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of California, Davis 95616.
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Post
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007699:Kinesthesis; D009039:Motion Perception; D009949:Orientation; D012399:Rotation; D013028:Space Perception; D014794:Visual Fields