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A simple device is described with which the occurrence of saccades can be detected and their intervals classified by reference intervals determined by experimental requirements. The device reliably detects saccades of greater than 2 deg.
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The authors would like to express their gratitude to Gerry Zeitlan (Langley Porter Neuropsychiatric Institute) for his kind inspection of the manuscript.
The address of Industrial Products Research Institute is 4-21-2 Shimomaruko, Ota-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
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Outam, A., Kuchinomachi, Y. & Yagi, A. A simple device for detecting saccades and judging their intervals. Behavior Research Methods & Instrumentation 6, 547–549 (1974). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03201346
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03201346