Further evidence for gender differences in circularvection.
This paper reports further evidence that gender is a significant factor in the experience of circularvection (CV), the illusion of self-rotation. Using optokinetic drum velocities between 24 degrees and 92 degrees/s, latency to experience Stage 2 or Stage 3 CV was measured. Males exhibited significantly longer CV latencies than females (P < 0.0001), although the difference was greater for Stage 3 CV than for Stage 2 CV. This result suggests that the potential influence of gender must be carefully controlled in visual-vestibular interaction experiments.
Darlington
C L
CL
Department of Psychology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. cynthia@otago.ac.nz
Smith
P F
PF
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