This chapter outlines that many major effects of pressure are on cognitive functioning. It
provides a theoretical frame-work that might serve as the basis for enhancing our …

Redirected walking allows users of virtual reality applications to explore virtual environments
larger than the available physical space. This is achieved by manipulating users' walking …

In recent research of culture and ethnicity in visual perception, some researchers have found
support for the hypothesis that more collectivistic cultures tend to be more influenced by …

Vestibular information is available to the brain during navigation, as are the other self-
generated (idiothetic) and external (allothetic) sensorimotor cues that contribute to central …

Recent work has suggested that sex differences may exist in the strategies or types of cues
that are utilized by men and women to remember discrete spatial locations or routes through …

Introduction. The subjective visual vertical (SVV) measures the perception of a person's
spatial orientation relative to gravity. Weighted central integration of vestibular, visual, and …

Introduction There is an overall left visual field/right hemisphere advantage in young adults
for masked, tachistoscopically presented images on the Rod-and-Frame Test (RFT). This …

Background Patients with schizophrenia are reported to have vestibular dysfunction and to
weigh vestibular input to a lesser extent compared to healthy controls. Such deficits may …

Performing real walking in a virtual environment has been consistently shown to invoke a
strong sense of presence and allow better way-finding and distance estimation. The biggest …

The length of the menstrual cycle (MC) varies among women, with an average regularity
between 21 and 40 days. Six temporal frames can be observed within the monthly cycle …