Self-Motion Perception Influences Postural Sway More than Environmental Motion Perception

• Published in: bioRxiv
• Main Authors: Anson, Eric R, Critelli, Kyle, Chen, Edward, Staab, Jeffrey P, Carpenter, Mark G, Crane, Benjamin
• Format: Journal Article Paper
• Language: English
• Published: United States Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 07.05.2025
• Edition: 1.1
• Subjects: Neuroscience; Sway Perception; Vision; Virtual Reality; Postural Sway

Motion of the visual field can alter postural sway and cause illusions of self-motion. The relative perceptual sensitivity of self-motion versus visual field motion induced by virtual reality (VR) stimulation and whether observable sway differs based on perceptual task is unknown. Methods to quantif...