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{"title":"Visual Factors in Cybersickness: A Literature Survey and Meta-Analysis.","authors":"Robert S Allison, Stephen Palmisano","doi":"10.1163/22134808-bja10181","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1163/22134808-bja10181","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cybersickness, a common adverse side-effect of virtual-reality exposure, is characterised by a constellation of symptoms including nausea, disorientation, and oculomotor disturbances. This review synthesises findings in the literature to evaluate the influence of low-level visual factors on cybersickness, with an emphasis on motion-sickness-related symptoms. Higher-level visual or multisensory factors such as head-tracking latency, coupled physical motion or semantic content were not considered. We searched the Scopus, Pubmed, ACM Digital Library, IEEE Xplore, Web of Science, Google Scholar, and OVID databases in November 2024 as well as searched backward citations from the selected papers and recent review papers. Experimental studies using human participants published in peer-reviewed journals were selected after abstract screening and full-text review of the screened records. Effects were extracted from the papers and effect sizes were synthesised as standardised mean differences in cybersickness intensity or symptoms. Separate random-effects meta-analyses were performed to quantify the effect sizes for each of the visual factors considered including field of view, motion type, velocity and direction, spatial and temporal resolution, contrast, luminance, and the presence of visual reference frames. Of the 4622 initial records, 97 studies were selected and included in the meta-analyses. The analyses revealed that peripheral field of view restriction and independent visual backgrounds were consistently associated with reductions in cybersickness severity. Conversely, visual oscillation, multidimensional visual motion stimuli, and visually simulated off-vertical axis rotation were found to exacerbate cybersickness. The review also identifies methodological trends and limitations within the literature, and suggests ways to improve the effectiveness of subsequent meta-analyses through study design, data reporting standards and methodological descriptions. These findings highlight avenues for future research, particularly in the context of individual susceptibility and multifactor integration. The results offer actionable insights for the design of virtual-reality systems aimed at mitigating cybersickness and enhancing user comfort.</p>","PeriodicalId":51298,"journal":{"name":"Multisensory Research","volume":" ","pages":"1-105"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145752479","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Audio-Visual Integration in 3D Space Near the Body.","authors":"Mick Zeljko, Philip M Grove, Laurence R Harris, Ada Kritikos","doi":"10.1163/22134808-bja10179","DOIUrl":"10.1163/22134808-bja10179","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Previous research has investigated variations in the effectiveness of audio-visual (AV) integration dependent on location relative to the observer, with inconsistent results. Here, we examine AV interactions in the 3D space around an observer and address six factors that may contribute to these inconsistencies. Using a redundant-targets-effect paradigm in virtual reality, we conducted speeded detection and localization tasks to randomly intermixed auditory, visual and audio-visual stimuli presented in near or far, left or right regions of space around an observer. We varied stimulus characteristics to control for distance-related magnitude variations, examined static and looming stimuli, and analysed response times, multisensory benefits, and race model violations across conditions. Our findings reveal location-related effects on AV integration for looming but not stationary stimuli. Specifically, we observed near-space enhancement for AV looming stimuli for participants' sensory-motor responses and a left/near space enhancement for the multisensory benefit. Our method of intermixing stimulus locations and magnitude adjustments to control for inverse effectiveness was critical for demonstrating these effects. Task goals modified outcomes in complex ways. These results provide new insights into AV integration in 3D space, extend previous findings and highlight the importance and limitations of methodological factors.</p>","PeriodicalId":51298,"journal":{"name":"Multisensory Research","volume":" ","pages":"61-98"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-12-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145716534","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"German Translation and Validation of the Visually Induced Motion Sickness Susceptibility Questionnaire Short (VIMSSQ-short).","authors":"Mara Baljan, John F Golding, Heiko Hecht, Behrang Keshavarz","doi":"10.1163/22134808-bja10180","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1163/22134808-bja10180","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Motion sickness is a condition that is characterized by symptoms like dizziness, nausea, or vomiting, especially during transportation or immersive visual experiences such as gaming and virtual reality (VR). Visually Induced Motion Sickness (VIMS) is of particular concern due to its increasing relevance with the rise of immersive technologies. The 6-item version of the Visually Induced Motion Sickness Susceptibility Questionnaire (VIMSSQ-short), a modified version of the established Motion Sickness Susceptibility Questionnaire, was developed to quickly assess individual susceptibility to VIMS. This study focuses on its translation into German and the validation of this German-language version of the VIMSSQ-short. The translation process included independent translations by experts and a back-translation to identify and resolve discrepancies. An online survey collected normative data from 200 participants, revealing a mean score of 5.85 (SD = 3.31) for the translated VIMSSQ-short. The results indicated significant gender differences, with females exhibiting higher susceptibility scores than males. Additionally, a significant negative correlation between age and susceptibility was observed. An experimental study involving 70 participants further confirmed these findings in terms of mean scores, gender, and age. Additionally, the findings demonstrate that higher VIMSSQ scores predict symptom severity during VR exposure ( r s = 0.58 with Simulator Sickness Questionnaire total score). Overall, the translated VIMSSQ-short shows promise as a reliable tool for assessing VIMS susceptibility in German-speaking populations, contributing to the understanding of motion sickness in immersive environments. The identification of susceptible individuals is relevant both for practical applications (e.g. in the training of emergency forces) and in experimental settings for the randomization or screening of participants.</p>","PeriodicalId":51298,"journal":{"name":"Multisensory Research","volume":" ","pages":"1-18"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145679254","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Role of Multisensory Integration in Postural Stability Regulation among 5- to 7-Year-Old Children.","authors":"Ruqiang Liu, Shili Zhao, Rulei Zhang, Juan Yang","doi":"10.1163/22134808-bja10178","DOIUrl":"10.1163/22134808-bja10178","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>While postural control in preschool children relies on visual, proprioceptive, and vestibular inputs, the hierarchical contribution of multisensory integration - particularly the role of tactile feedback - remains undercharacterised. Few studies have systematically mapped the developmental trajectory of sensory weighting strategies in early childhood. We randomly selected 128 preschool children from a kindergarten in Suzhou in June 2025. Sensors measured the angular velocity modulus (ω) of the body centre of mass shaking under eight conditions. Paired-samples t-test and one-way repeated-measures analysis of variance were used to analyze differences in ω across sensory integrations. The ω of vestibular integration with proprioception was smaller than with visual or tactile senses ( P < 0.001). The ω of vestibular integration with visual-proprioception was smaller than that with proprioception-tactile senses or visual-tactile senses ( P < 0.001). The ω significantly decreased ( P < 0.001) when proprioception was integrated with all sensory conditions and under vestibular integration with visual, vestibular-tactile, and vestibular-proprioceptive inputs. No significant changes ( P > 0.05) occurred under vestibular-tactile-proprioception integration with visual. The ω significantly decreased ( P < 0.001) under vestibular-tactile integration. Proprioceptive integration consistently reduced postural sway, with vestibular-proprioceptive coupling demonstrating the strongest stabilizing effect, followed by visual integration. Tactile input only enhanced stability in the absence of visual and proprioceptive cues, highlighting its compensatory role in sensory-deprived developmental contexts.</p>","PeriodicalId":51298,"journal":{"name":"Multisensory Research","volume":" ","pages":"47-60"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-11-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145607105","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Exploring Tactile Perception: Similarities and Differences between Sighted and Blind Individuals.","authors":"Yung-Ting Chen","doi":"10.1163/22134808-bja10177","DOIUrl":"10.1163/22134808-bja10177","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study explores how visual experience and sensory compensation shape tactile perception in two groups of individuals: sighted (SP) and visually impaired (VIP). A total of 100 participants (60 SP, 40 VIP) evaluated 37 material samples using a semantic differential scale. This study proposes a novel methodological approach: visually impaired participants evaluated tactile materials using exclusively visually based imagery descriptors. Despite group differences, both groups shared core perceptual invariants, specifically roughness, hardness, and temperature, essential for consistent and reliable tactile interaction. However, VIPs demonstrated heightened sensitivity to fine textures, likely due to sensory compensation mechanisms involving tactile acuity enhancement and neural plasticity. In contrast, SPs relied predominantly on macroscopic tactile cues. Clarifying these invariants and compensatory strategies is critical for inclusive and universally accessible product design, enabling products to be precisely tailored to users' sensory abilities. These findings provide significant societal value by offering concrete guidelines for improving tactile-based accessibility and enhancing everyday tactile navigation, interaction, and overall quality of life, especially for visually impaired populations.</p>","PeriodicalId":51298,"journal":{"name":"Multisensory Research","volume":" ","pages":"139-202"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-11-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145530950","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"How Scratch-and-Sniff Books Encode Smell Across Development.","authors":"Jas Brooks, Natalia Kucirkova, Charles Spence","doi":"10.1163/22134808-bja10176","DOIUrl":"10.1163/22134808-bja10176","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Scratch-and-sniff books combine olfactory cues with textual and visual narratives thus offering multisensory reading experiences. Despite their popularity since their emergence in the 1970s, these books have received little scholarly attention, particularly regarding their cognitive and developmental relevance. This paper presents a mixed-methods analysis of 334 scratch-and-sniff books, investigating how smell content varies by target age, conceptual complexity, and linguistic framing. Quantitative analyses reveal systematic differences in smell types, labelling strategies, and descriptive complexity depending on target readership age. Books targeted at younger readers tend to feature simple, explicitly labelled smells (e.g., \"apple\", \"chocolate\"), while those books targeting an older audience rely more on implicit references, humour, and/or socially transgressive smells (e.g., \"fart\", \"smelly feet\"). Qualitative readings show how olfactory cues are embedded in broader narrative structures that support inferencing, emotional resonance, and social norm acquisition. We argue that scratch-and-sniff books may be designed to use smell not only with the intention to entertain, but also to prompt crossmodal mapping, encourage inferential reasoning, and scaffold early engagements with sensory and social meaning. These findings indicate that scratch-and-sniff books systematically adapt their olfactory content and linguistic framing to developmental stages, suggesting that smell may serve not only to entertain, but also to scaffold emerging sensory, cognitive, and social capacities in early reading.</p>","PeriodicalId":51298,"journal":{"name":"Multisensory Research","volume":" ","pages":"543-585"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145530920","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"An Illusion of Tactile Slip.","authors":"Yerkebulan Massalim, Damien Faux, Vincent Hayward, Henrik Jörntell","doi":"10.1163/22134808-bja10164","DOIUrl":"10.1163/22134808-bja10164","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Tactile slip is a common sensation that is interesting from the perspective of brain perception since it is susceptible to illusions. Here we create the illusion of slipping in a particular direction despite a net zero movement using a simple haptic interface consisting of only two moving parts. We further show that by superimposing net zero motions of different frequencies we can also control the illusion of movement speed. The latter extends previous observations where differential local skin displacement has been reported to cause illusions of surface roughness.</p>","PeriodicalId":51298,"journal":{"name":"Multisensory Research","volume":" ","pages":"371-378"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145472454","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Identification of Haptic Invariants in Humans and Their Applications to Robotics.","authors":"Henrik Jörntell, Alexis Devillard, Etienne Burdet","doi":"10.1163/22134808-bja10165","DOIUrl":"10.1163/22134808-bja10165","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>When searching for an object in my pocket, I can clearly perceive the edges, shape, and hardness of the items I touch - regardless of which part of my fingers makes contact and despite large sensorimotor noise. What accounts for these perceptual invariants? Vincent Hayward introduced key elements to investigate this question, by (i) analyzing mechanical spatiotemporal invariants emerging from the constraints of skin-body-environment interactions, alongside corresponding neural invariants, as well as (ii) introducing the underlying concept of a plenhaptic function encompassing all haptic effects that could arise from interaction with the environment. This article presents this framework and some key insights into the nature of human haptics it has enabled. Specifically, it reviews evidence that haptic neural sensing relies on distributed dynamic effects produced within the skin and musculoskeletal system, describes how these effects may be encoded in the brain, and demonstrates how this approach can inform the design of versatile and effective haptic sensing for robots.</p>","PeriodicalId":51298,"journal":{"name":"Multisensory Research","volume":" ","pages":"255-267"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145472534","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"On Haptic Cues, Dimensions, and Stability in Touch.","authors":"Karina Kirk Driller","doi":"10.1163/22134808-bja10173","DOIUrl":"10.1163/22134808-bja10173","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Haptic perception plays an integral role in how we interact with and make sense of the physical world. As research in this domain continues to expand across disciplines, conceptual ambiguities in terminology and theoretical frameworks persist. In this review, I address several of these ambiguities by proposing explicit accounts of notions often used implicitly in haptic research. Following a brief overview of the physiological and mechanical foundations of skin-object interactions and the somatosensory system, I introduce working definitions for terms such as haptic cues, stimuli, and perceptual dimensions, along with related assumptions and misconceptions. I argue that the distinction between distal and proximal stimuli or cues - more commonly applied in visual perceptual psychology - can serve as a helpful framework in haptic research for distinguishing physical (object-level) and mechanical (interaction-level) inputs. I then review some of the most commonly studied haptic dimensions, including stimulus magnitude, shape, material and texture, motion and time, weight, and size, along with the cues thought to inform them. This is followed by an examination of the notion of stability in haptic perception - often referred to as constancy or invariance - and its relevance for understanding how the sensory system creates consistent and behaviorally relevant percepts under variable conditions and cues. The specific phenomenon of perceptual and sensory metamers is explored as a particularly compelling example of cue integration and perceptual stability. I then address the various levels at which haptic stimuli and cues can be manipulated in research. Finally, I consider implications for haptic technologies and virtual environments as well as future directions. This conceptual framework aims to reduce terminological ambiguity and advance a clearer account of how stable haptic percepts are achieved.</p>","PeriodicalId":51298,"journal":{"name":"Multisensory Research","volume":" ","pages":"211-254"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145472469","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Investigating the Correspondence between Accuracy, Confidence, and Metacognitive Insight for Olfactory Processing.","authors":"Beth F Longley, Mao Hsiang Hsiao, Barry C Smith, Sarah N Garfinkel","doi":"10.1163/22134808-bja10174","DOIUrl":"10.1163/22134808-bja10174","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Olfaction is an important yet relatively often overlooked sense, relevant to cognition, emotion, mental health, and ageing. Research into sensory domains such as interoception indicates discrepancies between behaviourally assessed accuracy and self-report measures, such as confidence. Initial evidence suggests a similar discrepancy between behavioural and self-report measures may also be present for olfaction. This study employed a multidimensional framework to examine the relationships among behavioural accuracy, self-reported confidence, and metacognitive insight for olfactory processing, using the Sniffin' Sticks Test across three olfactory tasks: threshold, discrimination, and identification. Participants exhibited varying metacognitive insight into their olfactory performance, with insight being significantly lower for the threshold task. In a complementary analysis, accuracy and confidence were not related in the threshold task, but were aligned during both the discrimination and identification tasks. These results suggest that individuals who have the most sensitive olfactory threshold performance do not display corresponding high levels of confidence, supporting the finding of reduced insight for this type of olfactory task specifically. Across tasks, behavioural accuracy was related in all tasks, as was self-reported confidence. However, metacognitive insight was not associated across tasks. Together, these results highlight that metacognitive insight for olfactory ability may differ depending on the type of olfactory task. These initial findings require replication with alternative methods to account for differences in task performance, and further investigation to ascertain patterns of results in old age where there can be a decline in olfactory function. A more comprehensive understanding of olfactory processing across accuracy, self-report, and insight measures, across a range of different olfactory tests, may provide further insight into the relationship between specific aspects of olfactory ability and how these might relate to mental health and neurological conditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":51298,"journal":{"name":"Multisensory Research","volume":" ","pages":"445-469"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145453889","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}