Saccades are Spatially, not Retinocentrically, Coded

Most models of the saccadic eye movement system imply that saccades are programmed for a certain distance and direction. Electrical stimulation of the brain was used to move the eyes of monkeys just before saccades to visual targets. Despite the stimulation-induced perturbation, saccades brought gaz...

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Published inScience (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Vol. 208; no. 4448; pp. 1163 - 1165
Main Authors Mays, Lawrence E., Sparks, David L.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States The American Association for the Advancement of Science 06.06.1980
Subjects
Animals
Electric Stimulation
Electrical stimulation
Eye Movements
Eyes
Feedback
Fovea
Geodetic position
Haplorhini
Macaca
Neurons
Orientation - physiology
Retina - physiology
Saccades
Space life sciences
Space Perception - physiology
Spatial models
Superior Colliculi - physiology
Superior colliculus
Ulus
Visual fixation
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Summary:Most models of the saccadic eye movement system imply that saccades are programmed for a certain distance and direction. Electrical stimulation of the brain was used to move the eyes of monkeys just before saccades to visual targets. Despite the stimulation-induced perturbation, saccades brought gaze to the target locations. This compensation indicates that saccades are coded to direct the eyes to a certain position in the orbit (or in space).
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ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.6769161