Vection can be induced without global-motion awareness.
A new vection illusion is reported. Vection was induced even though there was no consciously perceived global display motion corresponding to the self-motion. The resulting experience can be summarised as: "I feel that I am moving but I do not know why".
Faculty of Design, Kyushu University, 4-9-1 Shiobaru, Minami-ku, Fukuoka 815-8540, Japan. seno@design.kyushu-u.ac.jp
Takeharu
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Seno
Stephen
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Palmisano
Hiroyuki
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Ito
Shoji
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Sunaga
D001364:Awareness; D006801:Humans; D007088:Illusions / Q000523:psychology*; D009039:Motion Perception; D014794:Visual Fields