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Saccade suppression depends on context.

Eckart Zimmermann¹

¹Institute for Experimental Psychology, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.

|March 6, 2020

Summary

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Our eyes constantly move, but we don't notice retinal displacement during saccades. Saccade-contingent habituation may explain why we ignore this visual disturbance, allowing for continuous perception.

Keywords:

human motion habituation neuroscience saccade suppression transsaccadic motion

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Vision Science
Perceptual Psychology

Background:

The human visual system experiences significant retinal displacement during rapid eye movements called saccades.
Despite this high-speed stimulation, conscious perception of visual disturbance during saccades is typically absent, a phenomenon known as saccadic suppression.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate if saccade-contingent habituation can reduce the impact of intra-saccadic retinal displacement.
To understand the mechanisms underlying the lack of awareness of visual disturbances during saccades.

Main Methods:

Participants underwent over 100 context trials involving intra-saccadic, post-saccadic, or no retinal displacement.
Peri-saccadic suppression was measured by assessing displacement discrimination thresholds after habituation.

Main Results:

Displacement discrimination thresholds were elevated following exposure to intra-saccadic disturbances.
Thresholds improved significantly after exposure to post-saccadic disturbances or no intra-saccadic stimulation, approaching fixation levels.
This suggests a habituation process that reduces sensitivity to intra-saccadic displacements.

Conclusions:

Saccade-contingent habituation appears to be a mechanism that mitigates the perception of retinal stimulation during saccades.
This process may explain the seamless visual experience despite constant eye movements and associated retinal shifts.