The role of saccades in multitasking: Towards an output-related view of eye movements

Psychological Research

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 452-465

  Huestegge, Lynn ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EYE MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; VISION;

EYE MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOVEMENT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SACCADES; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 80355133384     PISSN: 03400727     EISSN: 14302772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00426-011-0352-5     Document Type: Article

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