Structured perceptual arrays and the modulation of Fitts's law: Examining saccadic eye movements

Journal of Motor Behavior

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 155-164

  Al Aidroos, Naseem ^a   Fischer, Martin H ^b   Adam, Jos J ^c   Pratt, Jay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Motor performance; Saccadic eye movements; Visual perception; Visuomotor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; RANDOMIZATION; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; TIME; VISUAL STIMULATION; VISUOMOTOR COORDINATION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CUES; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; REACTION TIME; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); REFERENCE VALUES; SACCADES;

EID: 41549115496     PISSN: 00222895     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JMBR.40.2.155-164     Document Type: Article

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