Saccadic probability influences motor preparation signals and time to saccadic initiation

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 17, 1998, Pages 7015-7026

  Dorris, Michael C ^a   Munoz, Douglas P ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Express saccades; Gap paradigm; Monkey; Motor learning; Motor preparation; Oculomotor; Reaction times; Saccade; Superior colliculus; Target probability

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LEARNING; MACACA; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS;

EID: 0032171570     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-17-07015.1998     Document Type: Article

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