saccade

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Second, if microsaccades occurred shortly (i.e., < 150 ms) before a saccade was required, mean saccadic reaction time in visual and memory trials was increased by about 40 ms (or 16\%).

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  1. noun A rapid intermittent eye movement, as that which occurs when the eyes fix on one point after another in the visual field.

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  • Because only oculomotor signals can account for the equally robust activations induced by memory saccades in complete darkness, we suggest that areas V5 / MT, MST, and V4t receive and / or process saccade-related oculomotor information. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • Previous studies demonstrated greater functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) activation for antisaccades than prosaccades in cortical saccade areas but did not distinguish the relative contributions of saccadic inhibition and generation. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • These represent competitors to saccade-related cells in the interplay of gaze holding and shifting. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • Second, if microsaccades occurred shortly (i.e., < 150 ms) before a saccade was required, mean saccadic reaction time in visual and memory trials was increased by about 40 ms (or 16\%). —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • One or two differently shaped stimuli were presented within single RFs of SC neurons, and the shape of a centrally located cue indicated whether and where to make a saccade (Go-Go) or whether to make or withhold a saccade (Go / No-Go). —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
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  1. French, twitch, from Old French, from Old North French saqiuer, to pull, from sac, sack; see sac.

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  1. from Old French sacade, French saccade, from Old French saquer, sacher, pull, draw; origin uncertain.
 

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