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Programming Saccades: The Role of Attention

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Eye Movements and Visual Cognition

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Many different lines of research have attempted to answer questions about how the brain produces a saccadic eye movement. Often visual attention is an important factor in the findings of eye movement research. For this reason, it should prove useful to review some basic issues in eye movement research and the role attention plays.

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    Keith Rayner

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Sereno, A.B. (1992). Programming Saccades: The Role of Attention. In: Rayner, K. (eds) Eye Movements and Visual Cognition. Springer Series in Neuropsychology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2852-3_6

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