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Stimulus predictability and the gap effect on pre-saccadic smooth pursuit

Knox, Paul C. (1998) Stimulus predictability and the gap effect on pre-saccadic smooth pursuit. [Preprint]

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Abstract

There is disagreement in the literature as to whether smooth pursuit latency is reduced when a temporal gap is introduced between the extinction of a central fixation target and the illumination of an eccentric moving target. This study confirms that in human subjectssmooth pursuit latency is reduced by gaps and that the magnitude of the reduction is related to the duration of the gap. However, latency is not solely determined either by visual factors or by task parameters such as spatial predictability, but is affected by task context. The results suggest a role for non-visual factors such as attention in the initiation of pursuit.

Item Type:Preprint
Keywords:smooth pursuit, express smooth pursuit, eye movement, oculomotor control
Subjects:Neuroscience > Behavioral Neuroscience
ID Code:14
Deposited By: Knox, Paul C
Deposited On:03 Apr 1998
Last Modified:11 Mar 2011 08:53

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