Perception of circular vection under different viewing condtions

It has previously been shown that when a moving and a stationary display are superimposed, illusory self-rotation (circular vection) is induced only when the moving display appears as the background. Three experiments are reported on the extent to which illusory forward self-motion (forward vection) induced by a looming display is inhibited by a superimposed stationary display as a function of the size and location of the stationary display and of the depth between the stationary and looming displays. Results showed that forward vection was controlled by the display that was perceived as the background, and background stationary displays suppressed forward vection by about the same amount whatever their size and eccentricity. Also, the perception of foreground — background properties of competing displays determined which controlled forward vection, and this control was not tied to specific depth cues. The inhibitory effect of a stationary background on forward vection was, however, weaker than that found with circular vection. This difference makes sense because, for forward body motion, the image of a distant scene is virtually stationary whereas, when the body rotates, it is not.

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Inducing circular vection with tactile stimulation encircling the waist

Acta Psychologica ◽

10.1016/j.actpsy.2017.11.007 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 182 ◽

pp. 32-38

Author(s):

Angelica M. Tinga ◽

Chris Jansen ◽

Maarten J. van der Smagt ◽

Tanja C.W. Nijboer ◽

Jan B.F. van Erp

Keyword(s):

Tactile Stimulation ◽

Circular Vection

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Podokinetic circular vection: characteristics and interaction with optokinetic circular vection

Experimental Brain Research ◽

10.1007/s00221-016-4604-x ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 234 (7) ◽

pp. 2045-2058 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

W. Becker ◽

K. Kliegl ◽

J. Kassubek ◽

R. Jürgens

Keyword(s):

Circular Vection

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Visually Induced Roll Circular Vection: Do Effects of Stimulation Velocity Differ for Supine and Upright Participants?

Frontiers in Virtual Reality ◽

10.3389/frvir.2021.611214 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2 ◽

Author(s):

Yixuan Wang ◽

Bo Du ◽

Yue Wei ◽

Richard H. Y. So

Keyword(s):

Upright Position ◽

Field Of View ◽

Otolith Organs ◽

Functional Brain ◽

Circular Vection ◽

Behavioral Studies ◽

Wide Range ◽

Angular Velocities ◽

The Subject ◽

Viewing Position

Visually induced circular vection (CV) has been the subject of a wide range of functional brain and behavioral research. Participants in MRI or PET studies on CV were mostly in a supine viewing position, while participants in behavioral studies on CV were mostly in an upright viewing position. This study examines the effects of viewing positions (upright and supine) on roll CV reported by 16 participants while watching random dots (92 × 60 degrees field-of-view) rotating at different angular velocities (2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64 deg/s) for 30 s. Viewing positions affected roll CV durations differently depending on the stimulation velocities. At slower velocities (2, 4, and 8 deg/s), participants exhibited significantly longer roll CV sensations when they were sitting in an upright position as opposed to lying in a supine position. The onset of roll CV was also significantly earlier with participants in an upright position despite similar roll CV intensities in both viewing positions. Significant two-way interactions between effects of viewing positions and dot rotating velocities for some conditions were noted. Consistency between current findings and the hypothesis predicting a weaker roll CV in upright positions based upon perceived gravity by the otolith organs is discussed.

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Rotating sound fields can facilitate biomechanical self-motion illusion ("circular vection")

Journal of Vision ◽

10.1167/9.8.714 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 9 (8) ◽

pp. 714-714 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

B. E. Riecke ◽

D. Feuereissen ◽

J. J. Rieser

Keyword(s):

Circular Vection ◽

Sound Fields ◽

Self Motion

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Visual rotation axis and posture relative to the gravity axis: effects on circular vection

Journal of Vision ◽

10.1167/7.15.109 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 7 (15) ◽

pp. 109-109

Author(s):

Tanahashi ◽

H. Ujike ◽

K. Ukai

Keyword(s):

Rotation Axis ◽

Visual Rotation ◽

Circular Vection

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Motion aftereffect by means of circular vection depicts role of MST and OP2 in visual-vestibular interaction

Klinische Neurophysiologie ◽

10.1055/s-0034-1371222 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 45 (01) ◽

Author(s):

P zu Eulenburg ◽

M Ruehl ◽

T Bauermann ◽

M Dieterich

Keyword(s):

Motion Aftereffect ◽

Circular Vection ◽

Visual Vestibular Interaction

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Circular Vection as a Function of the Relative Sizes, Distances, and Positions of Two Competing Visual Displays

Perception ◽

10.1068/p180657 ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 18 (5) ◽

pp. 657-665 ◽

Cited By ~ 128

Author(s):

Ian P Howard ◽

Thomas Heckmann

Keyword(s):

The Other ◽

Relative Distance ◽

Illusory Motion ◽

Visual Displays ◽

Circular Vection ◽

Central Display ◽

Motion Contrast ◽

Moving Stimulus

In studies where it is reported that illusory self-rotation (circular vection) is induced more by peripheral displays than by central displays, eccentricity may have been confounded with perceived relative distance and area. Experiments are reported in which the direction and magnitude of vection induced by a central display in the presence of a surround display were measured. The displays varied in relative distance and area and were presented in isolation, with one moving and one stationary display, or with both moving in opposite directions. A more distant display had more influence over vection than a near display. A central display induced vection if seen in isolation or through a ‘window’ in a stationary surrounding display. Motion of a more distant central display weakened vection induced by a nearer surrounding display moving the other way. When the two displays had the same area their effects almost cancelled. A moving central display nearer than a textured stationary surround produced vection in the same direction as the moving stimulus. This phenomenon is termed ‘contrast-motion vection’ because it is probably due to illusory motion of the surround induced by motion of the centre. Unequivocal statements about the dominance of an eccentric display over a central display cannot be made without considering the relative distances and sizes of the displays and the motion contrast between them.

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