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. 1980 Jun 6;208(4448):1163-5.
doi: 10.1126/science.6769161.

Saccades are spatially, not retinocentrically, coded

L E Mays, D L Sparks

Saccades are spatially, not retinocentrically, coded

L E Mays et al. Science. .

Abstract

Most models of the saccadic eye movement system imply that saccades are programmed for a certain distance and direction. Electrical stimulation of the brain was used to move the eyes of monkeys just before saccades to visual targets. Despite the stimulation-induced perturbation, saccades brought gaze to the target locations. This compensation indicates that saccades are coded to direct the eyes to a certain position in the orbit (or in space).

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