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  • Cognitive psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Motor control

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  • Precision-demanding tasks require optimal perception-action coupling.
  • The Quiet Eye (QE) period, the final fixation before movement, correlates with motor performance.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Investigate mechanisms underlying the Quiet Eye (QE).
  • Examine the impact of cognitive interference on QE and motor performance using the Simon paradigm.

Main Methods:

  • Participants performed precision ball-throwing tasks under different conditions (hand vs. target).
  • Monaural auditory stimuli with compatible or incompatible stimulus-effect mappings were used to induce cognitive interference.
  • Reaction times and fixation patterns, including QE onset and duration, were analyzed.

Main Results:

  • Incompatible trials led to slower reactions and later target fixations, confirming the Simon effect.
  • In the hands condition, incompatible trials showed earlier QE onsets and longer QE durations compared to compatible trials.
  • These findings suggest cognitive interference is managed to maintain motor performance.

Conclusions:

  • Results support attentional explanations for QE.
  • Findings indicate optimized attentional control and efficient resource management or response inhibition contribute to QE.
  • QE mechanisms may involve inhibiting alternative response strategies to preserve performance accuracy.