When larger visual distractors become less disruptive: Behavioral evidence for lateral inhibition in saccade generation

Journal of Vision

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1-11

  Tandonnet, Christophe ^a   Massendari, Delphine ^a   Vitu, Françoise ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Human; Lateral inhibition; Saccade metrics; Saccadic eye movement; Superior colliculus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; VISION; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL SYSTEM; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEURAL INHIBITION; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; REACTION TIME; SACCADES; SUPERIOR COLLICULI; VISUAL FIELDS; VISUAL PATHWAYS; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861134882     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15347362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/12.4.2     Document Type: Article

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