Articles by Tobias Meilinger in JoVE

MPI CyberMotion Simulator: Implementation of a Novel Motion Simulator to Investigate Multisensory Path Integration in Three Dimensions

JoVE 3436 5/10/2012

Michael Barnett-Cowan¹, Tobias Meilinger¹, Manuel Vidal², Harald Teufel¹, Heinrich H. Bülthoff^1,3

¹Department of Human Perception, Cognition and Action, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, ²Laboratoire de Physiologie de la Perception et de l'Action, Collège de France - CNRS, ³Department of Brain and Cognitive Engineering, Korea University

An efficient way to gain insight into how humans navigate themselves in three dimensions is described. The method takes advantage of a motion simulator capable of moving observers in ways unattainable by traditional simulators. Results confirm that movement in the horizontal plane is underestimated, while vertical movement is overestimated.