Saccadic suppression: A review and an analysis

Reviews the history of saccadic suppression and describes the suggested causes of the phenomenon. Primary emphasis is placed on "ordinary" saccadic suppression (i.e., decreased sensitivity for stimulation received from the outside environment either during or within a few hundred milliseco...

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Published in:Psychological bulletin 1974-12, Vol.81 (12), p.899-917
Main Author: Matin, Ethel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Afterimage
Attention
Electrophysiology
Eye Movements
Fixation, Ocular
Human
Humans
Literature Review
Neural Inhibition
Neurophysiology
Perceptual Masking
Retina - cytology
Retina - physiology
Visual Perception
Vitreous Body - physiology
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Summary:Reviews the history of saccadic suppression and describes the suggested causes of the phenomenon. Primary emphasis is placed on "ordinary" saccadic suppression (i.e., decreased sensitivity for stimulation received from the outside environment either during or within a few hundred milliseconds of the time of occurrence of a saccade). However, the suppression of afterimages and entopic images is also considered. Some suggestions are made about the role of suppression in maintaining a stable visual world (constancy of visual direction) when voluntary saccades occur. (98 ref)
ISSN:0033-2909
1939-1455
DOI:10.1037/h0037368