Linking physiology with behaviour: Functional specialisation of the visual field is reflected in gaze patterns during visual search

Vision Research

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 237-248

  Pflugshaupt, Tobias ^a,b   von Wartburg, Roman ^a   Wurtz, Pascal ^a   Chaves, Silvia ^a   Déruaz, Anouk ^a   Nyffeler, Thomas ^a   von Arx, Sebastian ^a   Luethi, Mathias ^a   Cazzoli, Dario ^a   Mueri, René M ^a  

^a Neurologische Universitatsklinik Bern   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Central bias; Hemifield; Upper bias; Vision; Visuomotor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EYE MOVEMENT CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL STIMULATION; VISUOMOTOR COORDINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEMALE; FIXATION, OCULAR; HEMIANOPSIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; VISION, BINOCULAR; VISUAL FIELDS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58049202099     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.visres.2008.10.021     Document Type: Article

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