saccadic suppression

physiology

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photoreception and eye movement

  • details of the mammalian eye
    In photoreception: Eye movements and active vision

    …active blanking-off process, known as saccadic suppression, occurs, and this blocks vision for the first part of each saccade. Between saccades, the eyes are held stationary in fixations. It is during these periods, which last on average about 190 milliseconds, that the eye takes in visual information. Saccades can be…

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  • In saccade

    …active blanking-off process, known as saccadic suppression, occurs, and this blocks vision for the first part of each saccade. Between saccades, the eyes are held stationary in fixations. It is during these periods, which last on average about 190 milliseconds, that the eyes take in visual information. Saccades can be…

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