Vection Is Unaffected by Circadian Rhythms

Masaki Ogawa¹, Hiroshi Ito¹, Takeharu Seno^1,2,3

¹Faculty of Design, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
²Institute for Advanced Study, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
³Research Center for Applied Perceptual Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.

DOI: 10.4236/psych.2015.64041                

Abstract

We examined the effect of circadian rhythms on self-motion perception (vection). We measured the strength of vection (i.e. latency, duration, and magnitude of vection) every three hours from 9 AM to 9 PM. The results showed that vection was similar at all times measured. Thus, we concluded that vection was unaffected by circadian clock.

Keywords

Self-Motion, Vection, Circadian Rhythms, Day and Night, Visual Perception, Time

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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