Research article summary (published 30 Dec 2001):

The allocation of attention during smooth pursuit eye movements.

Full Abstract

The spatial-temporal allocation of attention during smooth pursuit eye movements is poorly understood. In this chapter we review evidence showing that attention contributes to both saccades and smooth pursuit. We then discuss results from our own recent studies using a dual-task paradigm in which subjects pursued a moving stimulus and pressed a button when targets appeared in the periphery. The results from these studies are consistent with the hypothesis that the allocation of attention is biased to a location just in front of the pursuit stimulus and that this bias can be altered by pursuit velocity.

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Author information

Author/s: Van Donkelaar, Paul (P); Drew, Anthony S (AS);

Affiliation: Department of Exercise and Movement Science, Institute of Neuroscience, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-1240, USA. paulvd(-atsign-)darkwing.uoregon.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.; Review

Journal: Progress in brain research (Prog Brain Res), published in Netherlands. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-; vol 140 (issue ) : pp 267-77

Dates: Created 2003/01/01; Completed 2003/01/27; Revised 2006/11/15;

PMID: 12508596, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Attention - physiology Eye Movements - physiology Humans Models, Neurological

Models, Neurological Motion Perception - physiology Pursuit, Smooth - physiology Space Perception - physiology

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