Visually induced self-motion sensation adapts rapidly to left-right visual reversal

Science. 1980 Aug 8;209(4457):706-8. doi: 10.1126/science.7394530.

Abstract

After 1 to 3 hours of active movement while wearing vision-reversing goggles, 9 of 12 (stationary) human subjects viewing a moving stripe display experienced a self-rotation illusion in the same direction as seen stripe motion, rather than in the opposite (normal) direction. This result indicates that the neural pathways which process visual self-rotation cues can undergo rapid adaptive modification.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Functional Laterality*
  • Humans
  • Movement*
  • Vision, Ocular
  • Visual Pathways / physiology
  • Visual Perception*