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ArticleJournal of eye movement research2025

Eye Movements During Pareidolia: Exploring Biomarkers for Thinking and Perception Problems on the Rorschach.

Mellisa Boyle, Barry Dauphin, Harold H Greene, Mindee Juve, Ellen Day-Suba

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Article in Journal of eye movement research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Mellisa BoyleDepartment of Neurology, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH 43606, USA; mellisa.boyle@utoledo.edu.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7643-728X
Barry DauphinDepartment of Psychology, University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, MI 48221, USA; greenehh@udmercy.edu.
Harold H GreeneDepartment of Psychology, University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, MI 48221, USA; greenehh@udmercy.edu.
Mindee JuveDepartment of Psychology, Appleton VA Clinic, Appleton, WI 54914, USA; msjuve@gmail.com.
Ellen Day-SubaDepartment of Psychology, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA; ellendaysuba@gmail.com.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0340-3182

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Abstract

Eye movements (EMs) offer valuable insights into cognitive and perceptual processes, serving as potential biomarkers for disordered thinking. This study explores the relationship between EM indices and perception and thinking problems in the Rorschach Performance Assessment System (R-PAS). Sixty non-clinical participants underwent eye-tracking while completing the Rorschach test, focusing on variables from the Perception and Thinking Problems Domain (e.g., WSumCog, SevCog, FQo%). The results reveal that increased cognitive disturbances were associated with greater exploratory activity but reduced processing efficiency. Regression analyses highlighted the strong predictive role of cognitive variables (e.g., WSumCog) over perceptual ones (e.g., FQo%). Minimal overlap was observed between performance-based (R-PAS) and self-report measures (BSI), underscoring the need for multi-method approaches. The findings suggest that EM patterns could serve as biomarkers for early detection and intervention, offering a foundation for future research on psychotic-spectrum processes in clinical and non-clinical populations.

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eye movementseye-trackingpareidoliaperception and thinking problemsRorschach

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