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Persistence in eye movement during visual search.

Tatiana A Amor^1,2, Saulo D S Reis², Daniel Campos³

¹Computational Physics IfB, ETH Zurich, Stefano-Franscini-Platz 3, CH-8093, Zurich, Switzerland.

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Eye movements during visual search reveal persistent behaviors. Participants exhibit a reading-like pattern (geometrical persistence) and statistical persistence in fixational movements, indicating long-range correlations.

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Area of Science:

Cognitive science
Neuroscience
Human-computer interaction

Background:

Visual search is a complex cognitive task relying on unobservable processes.
Eye movements, including fixations and saccades, offer direct insights into these underlying mechanisms.
Understanding eye movement patterns can elucidate search strategies and cognitive planning.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate persistent behaviors in eye movement patterns during visual search.
To analyze saccadic directions, intersaccadic angles, and jump magnitudes.
To explore the potential for Multifractal Detrended Fluctuation Analysis (MF-DFA) in understanding visual search strategies.

Main Methods:

Analysis of saccadic directions and intersaccadic angles to identify geometrical persistence.
Application of Multifractal Detrended Fluctuation Analysis (MF-DFA) to eye trajectory jump magnitudes.
Examination of fixational movement time series for monofractal behavior and long-range correlations.

Main Results:

Eye movements during visual search display distinct persistent behaviors.
A preference for a reading-like mechanism (geometrical persistence) was observed in saccadic patterns.
MF-DFA revealed multifractal behavior in jump magnitudes, while fixational movements showed monofractal behavior with a Hurst exponent indicating statistical persistence.

Conclusions:

Eye movement analysis reveals both geometrical and statistical persistence during visual search.
The findings suggest a reading-like strategy and long-range correlations in fixational eye movements.
The proposed methodological approach can enhance the understanding of persistence and strategy planning in visual search.