What is the best fixation target? The effect of target shape on stability of fixational eye movements

Vision Research

Volumn 76, Issue , 2013, Pages 31-42

  Thaler, L ^a,b   Schutz A C ^c   Goodale, M A ^b   Gegenfurtner, K R ^c  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dispersion; Drift; Eye movements; Microsaccade; Ocular fixation; Slow control

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISPERSION; EYE FIXATION; EYE MOVEMENT; GAZE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDING; SIMULATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EYE MOVEMENTS; FIXATION, OCULAR; FORM PERCEPTION; HUMANS; PHOTIC STIMULATION;

EID: 84868480660     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: 18785646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.visres.2012.10.012     Document Type: Article

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