title: Attentional load inhibits vection.
abstract: In this study, we examined the effects of cognitive task performance on the induction of vection. We hypothesized that, if vection requires attentional resources, performing cognitive tasks requiring attention should inhibit or weaken it. Experiment 1 tested the effects on vection of simultaneously performing a rapid serial visual presentation (RSVP) task. The results revealed that the RSVP task affected the subjective strength of vection. Experiment 2 tested the effects of a multiple-object-tracking (MOT) task on vection. Simultaneous performance of the MOT task decreased the duration and subjective strength of vection. Taken together, these findings suggest that vection induction requires attentional resources.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Design, Kyushu University, 4-9-1 Shiobaru, Minami-ku, Fukuoka 815-8540, Japan. seno@design.kyushu-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Takeharu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Seno
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Shoji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sunaga
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001288:Attention; D001364:Awareness; D003118:Color Perception; D015350:Contrast Sensitivity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007266:Inhibition, Psychological; D007699:Kinesthesis; D008297:Male; D009039:Motion Perception; D057849:Optic Flow; D009903:Optical Illusions; D009949:Orientation; D010364:Pattern Recognition, Visual; D011930:Reaction Time; D055815:Young Adult