The final goal is the improvement of VR technology by adding vestibular sensations. My idea is, instead of using galvanic vestibular stimulation (GVS) (which incurs many calibration and other problems), I want to find a way to make the signal from vestibular senses "noisy" enough to lower its priority in multisensory integration. Vestibular sensation will be induced by the visual vection effect.
My theory is that visual vection will be much stronger if there is less collision with vestibular senses. I'm thinking about random bilateral bipolar GVS, or maybe random pulsed stimulation with a frequency similar to the vestibular neurons firing rate. Or maybe there is a different type of stimulation vibration?
Interesting question. Here are a few possible leads to pursue which might help you with your research:
--Search "stochastic" + "vestibular" to get the research on the role of "noise" in vestibular processing.
--In the old days, your concept of "less collision" was described by phrases such as "confirmation" (e.g., vision confirming the vestibular signal or vice versa). Possible authors include Young et al; Oman et al; Dichgans et al., and Brandt et al.
--I review what I know about GVS for inducing/modifying self-motion specifically and about perception of motion generally in:
Lawson, B. D., & Riecke, B. E. (2014). The Perception of Body Motion. Virtual Environments Handbook, CRC Press.
An excerpt of that is shown on my ResearchGate publications and I can send you more info privately if you are interested.
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