The effect of refractive error and luminance on circularvection, the illusory sensation of self-motion resulting from rotation of the visual field, was determined. Neither reduction of luminance to levels near absolute scotopic threshold nor induced refractive errors of more than 16 diopters abolished circularvection or influenced any of its latency measures. The results are discussed in terms of the role of the peripheral visual field and the nature of the visual stimulus in ego orientation.A growing body of literature suggests that the central retinal regions are concerned primarily with form perception and object recognition, while the periphery is specialized for visual localization of objects and orientation in space (

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