TITLE:
Self-Motion Perception Induced by Cutaneous Sensation Caused by Constant Wind
AUTHORS:
Kayoko Murata, Takeharu Seno, Yoko Ozawa, Shigeru Ichihara
KEYWORDS:
Self-Motion, Wind, Cutaneous Sensation, Vestibular Motion, Perception
JOURNAL NAME:
Psychology,
Vol.5 No.15,
October
30,
2014
ABSTRACT: We first
in the history of vection research, challenged to induce cutaneous vection by
providing the participants body with wind. Participants wore an eye mask to
block out all outside visual information, and white noise was presented through
a pair of earphones to block out all outside auditory information. We also
provided body sway by using a horse-riding machine. The constant wind was
provided to the participants from the front, side and behind of them. The
results clearly showed that the cutaneous vection by wind was obtained in almost
all participants. Even by only wind to the body could induce vection.