Orientation of selective effects of body tilt on visually induced perception of self-motion.
We examined the effect of body posture upon visually induced perception of self-motion (vection) with various angles of observer's tilt. The experiment indicated that the tilted body of observer could enhance perceived strength of vertical vection, while there was no effect of body tilt on horizontal vection. This result suggests that there is an interaction between the effects of visual and vestibular information on perception of self-motion.
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Bio-Research Laboratory, Toyota Motor Corporation, Aichi, Japan. snakamura@square.mk.toyota.co.jp
Shimojo
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D006801:Humans; D009949:Orientation; D014722:Vestibule, Labyrinth / Q000502:physiology