Earpiece microphones could be used to listen for early signs of dementia, according to new research. The in-ear technology ...

People read texts with different goals. Whether it’s a newspaper or article, the Internet, a novel, a recipe, or a scientific ...

Saccades are often viewed as obstacles to perceptual continuity. They lead to suppression of the magnocellular visual pathway 1, and during a saccade, the perceived position of objects in visual space ...

Our eyes are constantly moving, even if we're not aware of it. These rapid movements, called saccades, are essential for our vision. A recent study reveals how these saccades influence what we see—or ...

Several studies have shown that schizophrenic patients and their biological relatives generate a greater number of leading saccades during smooth pursuit eye movement (SPEM) tasks. This abnormality ...

Covert shifts of visual attention may be demonstrated in both adult and infant subjects by facilitation of reaction times to make a saccade to a previously cued location. However, this facilitation ...

Researchers reconstructed what predatory mammals see during pursuit and found that saccades align the retina to world motion and not the actual prey.These eye movements enable the world to remain ...

New research suggests that physical movement impacts visual perception. © Eastern Chipmunk in Erindale Park, Ontario, Canada, Wikimedia, CC BY Oleksii Voronin, right ...

Whenever I’ve watched video of myself on TV, I think I look shifty-eyed. I’m asked a question and my eyes dart away from the camera into which I’ve been told to look. At the time, I don’t know I’m ...

Arnold J Wilkins received funding from the Medical Research Council and the Wellcome Trust. There’s a handy trick for reading station signs that otherwise fly past in a blur as you travel in a ...