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Microsaccades Keep the Eyes' Balance During Fixation
Abstract
During fixation of a stationary target, small involuntary eye movements exhibit an erratic trajectory—a random walk. Two types of these fixational eye movements are drift and microsaccades (small-amplitude saccades). We investigated fixational eye movements and binocular coordination using a statistical analysis that had previously been applied to human posture control. This random-walk analysis uncovered two different time scales in fixational eye movements and identified specific functions for microsaccades. On a short time scale, microsaccades enhanced perception by increasing fixation errors. On a long time scale, microsaccades reduced fixation errors and binocular disparity (relative to pure drift movements). Thus, our findings clarify the role of oculomotor processes during fixation.
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- Authors
- Engbert, R., & Kliegl, R.
- Venue
- Psychological Science
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2004-06
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 431-431
- ISSN
- 0956-7976 (ISSN-L)
- 1467-9280
- OpenAlex
- W2113718656
- Cited by
- 245
- References
- 1
- FWCI
- 4.16
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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