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Contextual factors in the generation of express and regular saccades

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 1999

Martin Jüttner
Affiliation:
Institut für Medizinische Psychologie, Universität München, D-80336 Munich, Germanymartin@imp.med.uni-muenchen.de www.lrz-muenchen.de/~m_juettner

Abstract

Experiments using a modified gap paradigm, where regular trials are intermingled with catch trials (trials without saccade target), demonstrate that the relative frequency of express versus regular saccades distinctly depends on catch trial frequency. More specifically, it has been shown that the probability of an express saccade depends stochastically on the type of the preceding trial, that is, on the sequence of stimuli. We discuss whether such contextual effects can be accommodated within the framework of Findlay & Walker's model.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Copyright
© 1999 Cambridge University Press

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