Visual influence on human locomotion Modulation to changes in optic flow Modulation to changes in optic flow

• Published in: Experimental brain research Vol. 114; no. 1; pp. 63 - 70
• Main Authors: Prokop, T., Schubert, M., Berger, W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin Springer 01.03.1997
• Subjects: Adaptation, Physiological; Adult; Biological and medical sciences; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Gait; Humans; Motor control and motor pathways. Reflexes. Control centers of vegetative functions. Vestibular system and equilibration; Time Factors; Vertebrates: nervous system and sense organs; Vision, Ocular; Walking; Human; Locomotion; Walking; Sensorimotor coordination; Visual stimulus; Proprioception; Vision; Lower limb; Adaptation

The effect of an optic flow pattern on human locomotion was studied in subjects walking on a self-driven treadmill. During walking an optic flow pattern was presented, which gave subjects the illusion of walking in a tunnel. Visual stimulation was achieved by a closed-loop system in which optic flow...