Abstract
Visual objects briefly presented around the time of saccadic eye movements are perceived compressed towards the saccade target. Here, we investigated perisaccadic mislocalization with a double-step saccade paradigm, measuring localization of small probe dots briefly flashed at various times around the sequence of the two saccades. At onset of the first saccade, probe dots were mislocalized towards the first and, to a lesser extent, also towards the second saccade target. However, there was very little mislocalization at the onset of the second saccade. When we increased the presentation duration of the saccade targets prior to onset of the saccade sequence, perisaccadic mislocalization did occur at the onset of the second saccade.
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This research was supported by: the European Union, STANIB (FP7-ERC), ECSPLAIN (FP7-ERC) and by the Italian Ministry of University and Research (MIUR-PRIN).
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Zimmermann, E., Morrone, M.C. & Burr, D. Visual mislocalization during saccade sequences. Exp Brain Res 233, 577–585 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-014-4138-z
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