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Changes in visual perception at the time of saccades

Ross, John, Morrone, M.Concetta, Goldberg, Michael E, Burr, David C·2001·Trends in Neurosciences

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We frequently reposition our gaze by making rapid ballistic eye movements that are called saccades. Saccades pose problems for the visual system, because they generate rapid, large-field motion on the retina and change the relationship between the object position in external space and the image position on the retina. The brain must ignore the one and compensate for the other. Much progress has been made in recent years in understanding the effects of saccades on visual function and elucidating the mechanisms responsible for them. Evidence suggests that saccades trigger two distinct neural processes: (1) a suppression of visual sensitivity, specific to the magnocellular pathway, that dampens the sensation of motion and (2) a gross perceptual distortion of visual space in anticipation of the repositioning of gaze. Neurophysiological findings from several laboratories are beginning to identify the neural substrates involved in these effects.

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  • The transient blur that occurs during saccades is minimized by saccadic suppression.

    “The transient blur that occurs during saccades is minimized by a process called saccadic suppression33.”

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  • In saccadic suppression, a CD of the gaze shift lowers the gain of target visual structures to reduce information transfer between visual areas.

    “In this process, a CD of the gaze shift lowers the gain of target visual structures to reduce information transfer between visual areas33.”

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Authors
Ross, J., Morrone, M. C., Goldberg, M. E., & Burr, D. C.
Affiliations
  • The University of Western Australia (AU)
  • Vita-Salute San Raffaele University (IT)
  • National Institutes of Health (US)
  • National Research Council (IT)
Corresponding author
Burr, David C
Venue
Trends in Neurosciences
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2001-02
Volume
24
Issue
2
Pages
113-121
ISSN
0166-2236 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2145356729
Cited by
631
References
97
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.93
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
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  • Trends in Neurosciences (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • UWA Profiles and Research Repository (UWA) (submittedVersion)
  • CINECA IRIS Institutial research information system (University of Pisa) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Visual perception and processing mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Motor Control and Adaptation
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Vestibular and auditory disorders
Keywords
saccades, visual perception, saccadic suppression, magnocellular pathway, visual sensitivity, retinal image motion, perceptual distortion, visual space, neural correlates
MeSH terms
Animals, Humans, Photic Stimulation, Saccades, Visual Fields, Visual Perception, Contrast Sensitivity

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