Wednesday, 17 August 2016

Visually Guided Horizontal Saccades under the Double-Step Paradigm

Visually goal-oriented saccades were recorded under the double-step paradigm. Data were analyzed to produce parameter estimates using the system identification technique for a 3rd-order linear horizontal saccadic eye movement model. Statistical analysis of a large human saccade data set provided reliable conclusions of the response properties. 

Saccade amplitude, latency and inter-saccade interval were discussed with time delay, indicating the parallel programming mechanism, which two saccades to different targets could be programmed simultaneously. The results of neural input estimations suggested that the double-step visual targets may affect the synchronous firing of the saccade responsible neurons in the superior colliculus.

Saccadic eye movement

Saccades are the fastest eye movements that enable us to rapidly redirect our line of sight from one target to another one. They are conjugate and ballistic, with a typical duration of 30-100 ms and a latency of 100-300 ms when triggered by visual stimuli. The latency is thought to be the time interval during which the CNS determines whether to make a saccade, and, if so, calculates the distance the eyeball is to be moved, transforming retinal errors into transient muscle activity. Read More.....

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