ReviewFrontiers in psychology2024
Microsaccades reflect attention shifts: a mini review of 20 years of microsaccade research.
Review in Frontiers in psychology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
12 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.
- Introduction to the Special Issue: Eye movements as windows to the mind: The integration of eye movements, perception, attention, and cognition-Honoring the contributions of Eileen Kowler.Journal of vision · 2026Article
- Article
- Oculomotor Profiles in Children Wearing Different Myopia Control Lenses: A Real-World Eye Tracking Study.Vision (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Redundant prefrontal hemispheres adapt storage strategy to working memory demands.Nature communications · 2026Article
- C3I-SynMicrosaccade: A pipeline and dataset for microsaccade recognition using neuromorphic event camera streams.Data in brief · 2026Article
- Microsaccadic modulation in goal-directed reaching.Journal of vision · 2026Article
- Comprehensive dataset of features describing eye-gaze dynamics across multiple tasks.Scientific data · 2026Article
- Effects of Physical Activity Level on Microsaccade Dynamics During Optic Flow Stimulation in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes.Biomedicines · 2026Article
- Attentional tracking reduces cortical alpha oscillations.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Microsaccade Activity During Visuospatial Working Memory in Early-Stage Parkinson's Disease.Journal of eye movement research · 2025Article
- Multimodal biomarker based on temporal complexity of eye movements and pupil diameter in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.PLOS mental health · 2025Article
- The timing of vision in basketball three-point shots.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Microsaccades are small, involuntary eye movements that occur during fixation. Since the 1950s, researchers have conducted extensive research on the role of microsaccades in visual information processing, and found that they also play an important role in human advanced visual cognitive activities. Research over the past 20 years further suggested that there is a close relationship between microsaccades and visual attention, yet lacking a timely review. The current article aims to provide a state-of-the-art review and bring microsaccades studies into the sight of attention research. We firstly introduce basic characteristics about microsaccades, then summarized the empirical evidence supporting the view that microsaccades can reflect both external (perception) and internal (working memory) attention shifts. We finally conclude and highlight three promising avenues for future research.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.