Definitions
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- noun A small, jerky
eye movement that is a part of normalvision whenfixating on an image, which seems to play a role invisual perception .
Etymologies
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micro + saccade
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Examples
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Instead, the eye wanders in a rather random-looking pattern that combines a bit of drift and tremor with small, sudden "saccades" that, being tiny, get branded by the uber-jargon term "microsaccade."
The Why Files 2009
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Later playbacks revealed that microsaccade - unconscious eye movements that take place on a very small scale - are directly responsible for the way the brain perceives images, when people look at optical illusions.
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