Critical role of foreground stimuli in perceiving visually induced self-motion (vection).
- 1 July 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Perception
- Vol. 28 (7), 893-902
- https://doi.org/10.1068/p2939
Abstract
The effects of a foreground stimulus on vection (illusory perception of self-motion induced by a moving background stimulus) were examined in two experiments. The experiments reveal that the presentation of a foreground pattern with a moving background stimulus may affect vection. The foreground stimulus facilitated vection strength when it remained stationary or moved slowly in the opposite direction to that of the background stimulus. On the other hand, there was a strong inhibition of vection when the foreground stimulus moved slowly with, or quickly against, the background. These results suggest that foreground stimuli, as well as background stimuli, play an important role in perceiving self-motion.Keywords
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