ArticleVision research2016
Micro and regular saccades across the lifespan during a visual search of "Where's Waldo" puzzles.
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- Are early visual behavior impairments involved in the onset of autism spectrum disorders? Insights for early diagnosis and intervention.European journal of pediatrics · 2020Review
- Gaze behavior and cognitive states during fingerprint target group localization.Cognitive research: principles and implications · 2019Article
- Does Central Vision Loss Impair Visual Search Performance of Adults More than Children?Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry · 2018Article
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Abstract
Despite the fact that different aspects of visual-motor control mature at different rates and aging is associated with declines in both sensory and motor function, little is known about the relationship between microsaccades and either development or aging. Using a sample of 343 individuals ranging in age from 4 to 66 and a task that has been shown to elicit a high frequency of microsaccades (solving Where's Waldo puzzles), we explored microsaccade frequency and kinematics (main sequence curves) as a function of age. Taking advantage of the large size of our dataset (183,893 saccades), we also address (a) the saccade amplitude limit at which video eye trackers are able to accurately measure microsaccades and (b) the degree and consistency of saccade kinematics at varying amplitudes and directions. Using a modification of the Engbert-Mergenthaler saccade detector, we found that even the smallest amplitude movements (0.25-0.5°) demonstrate basic saccade kinematics. With regard to development and aging, both microsaccade and regular saccade frequency exhibited a very small increase across the life span. Visual search ability, as per many other aspects of visual performance, exhibited a U-shaped function over the lifespan. Finally, both large horizontal and moderate vertical directional biases were detected for all saccade sizes.
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