On the effect of remote and proximal distractors on saccadic behavior: A challenge to neural-field models

Journal of Vision

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

  Casteau, Soazig ^a   Vitu Thibault, Françoise ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Fixation system; Global effect; Lateral interactions; Remote distractor effect; Saccade latency; Saccade metrics

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; EYE FIXATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; VISUAL FIELD;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; FEMALE; FIXATION, OCULAR; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; SACCADES; SUPERIOR COLLICULI; VISUAL FIELDS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870263284     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15347362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/12.12.14     Document Type: Article

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