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Katharina Havermann¹, Robert Volcic, Markus Lappe

¹Department of Psychology, Otto Creutzfeldt Center for Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany. k.havermann@wwu.de

|July 7, 2012

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Saccadic adaptation, a mechanism for modifying eye movements, occurs even when targets move smoothly after a saccade. This suggests interaction between the saccadic and pursuit eye movement systems for optimized gaze control.

Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Ophthalmology
Motor Control

Background:

Saccades are rapid eye movements executed without real-time visual feedback.
Saccadic adaptation modifies motor plans based on post-saccadic visual feedback.
The pursuit system controls smooth eye movements to track moving targets.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate if saccade amplitude adaptation is induced by smooth target motion following a saccade.
To explore interactions between the saccadic and pursuit eye movement systems.

Main Methods:

Modified the McLaughlin paradigm for saccadic adaptation.
Replaced intra-saccadic target steps with smooth post-saccadic target movement and pursuit.
Observed saccadic adaptation in response to this modified learning signal.

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Main Results:

Saccadic adaptation was observed when the target moved smoothly after the saccade.
This indicates that post-saccadic smooth pursuit can act as a learning signal for saccadic adaptation.

Conclusions:

The saccadic and pursuit systems interact to optimize eye movements.
Post-saccadic target motion influences saccadic adaptation, challenging the view of independent systems.