MOTION SICKNESS AND SPATIAL PERCEPTION. A THEORETICAL STUDY

Abstract

Theories of motion sickness are reviewed and compared with a new theory in which the activity of the central nervous system is more important than the intensity or modality of sensory stimulation. Concepts treated are the development and validation of an inertial reference frame; the perceptual transformation of sensory data, which reduces its content, increases its reliability and can incorporate compensations for environmental variables; and the consequences of perceptual inadequacy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0273602

Entities

People

  • Jack E. Steele

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Angular Acceleration
  • Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena
  • Cardiovascular System
  • Central Nervous System
  • Control Systems
  • Ear
  • End Organs
  • Frequency
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Medical Laboratories
  • Motion Sickness
  • Nervous System
  • Reliability
  • Sense Organs
  • United States

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Auditory Neuroscience/Auditory Physiology.
  • Computer Vision.