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Definition of 'Saccades'

An abrupt voluntary shift in ocular fixation from one point to another, as occurs in reading.

Common names: Saccades; Saccade; Saccadic Eye Movements; Eye Movement, Saccadic; Eye Movements, Saccadic; Movement, Saccadic Eye; Movements, Saccadic Eye; Saccadic Eye Movement; Pursuit, Saccadic; Pursuits, Saccadic; Saccadic Pursuit; Saccadic Pursuits

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Saturday, November 21, 2009

The responses of visual neurons in the frontal eye field are biased for saccades.

2 Nov 2009 Previous research suggests that visually responsive neurons in the frontal eye field (FEF) respond to visual targets even when they are not the goal of a saccadic eye movement. These results raise the possibility that these neurons respond to visual ... Read more...


Spatiotemporal distortions of visual perception at the time of saccades.

19 Oct 2009 Both space and time are grossly distorted during saccades. Here we show that the two distortions are strongly linked, and that both could be a consequence of the transient remapping mechanisms that affect visual neurons perisaccadically. We measured ... Read more...


Cerebellar contributions to adaptive control of saccades in humans.

12 Oct 2009 The cerebellum may monitor motor commands and through internal feedback correct for anticipated errors. Saccades provide a test of this idea because these movements are completed too quickly for sensory feedback to be useful. Earlier, we reported ... Read more...

 

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Definition: An abrupt voluntary shift in ocular fixation from one point to another, as occurs in reading.

Descriptor UI: D012438

Alternative terms: Saccades; Saccade; Saccadic Eye Movements; Eye Movement, Saccadic; Eye Movements, Saccadic; Movement, Saccadic Eye; Movements, Saccadic Eye; Saccadic Eye Movement; Pursuit, Saccadic; Pursuits, Saccadic; Saccadic Pursuit; Saccadic Pursuits;

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects; genetics; immunology; physiology; radiation effects; ethics;

Tree Number: G14.640.260.500;

History Note: 91(75); was see under EYE MOVEMENTS 1975-90

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