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2019 ◽  
Vol 121 (6) ◽  
pp. 2101-2111
Author(s):  
Jessica Heeman ◽  
Stefan Van der Stigchel ◽  
Douglas P. Munoz ◽  
Jan Theeuwes

We describe a novel behavioral method to accurately discriminate anticipatory (i.e., saccades not generated by visual input) from visually triggered saccades and to identify the minimal visual saccadic reaction time (SRT). This method can be used to calculate a feasible lower bound cutoff for latencies of visually triggered saccades within a certain experimental context or participant group. We apply this method to compute the minimal visual SRT for two different saccade target luminance levels. Three main findings are presented: 1) the minimal visual SRT for all participants was 46 ms shorter for bright targets than for dim targets, 2) the transition from non-visually triggered to visually triggered saccades occurred abruptly, independent of target luminance, and 3) although the absolute minimal visual SRTs varied between participants, the response pattern (response to bright targets being faster than to dim targets) was consistent across participants. These results are consistent with variability in saccadic and neural responses to luminance as has been reported in monkeys. On the basis of these results, we argue that differences in the minimal visual SRT can easily occur when stimuli vary in luminance or other saliency features. Applying an absolute cutoff (i.e., 70–90 ms) that approaches the minimal neuronal conduction delays, which is general practice in many laboratories, may result in the wrongful inclusion of saccades that are not visually triggered. It is suggested to assess the lower SRT bound for visually triggered saccades when piloting an experimental setup and before including saccades based on particular latency criteria. NEW & NOTEWORTHY We successfully developed an anticipation paradigm to discriminate between anticipatory and visually triggered saccades by measuring the minimal visual saccadic response time (SRT). We show that the 70- to 90-ms lower bound cutoff for visually triggered saccades should be applied in a flexible way and that the transitional interval is very short. The paradigm can be employed to investigate the effects of different stimulus features, experimental conditions, and participant groups on the minimal visual SRT in humans.


PLoS ONE ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. e0212450 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reiko Matsunaka ◽  
Kazuo Hiraki
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Neuron ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 100 (6) ◽  
pp. 1513-1526.e4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takaya Ogasawara ◽  
Masafumi Nejime ◽  
Masahiko Takada ◽  
Masayuki Matsumoto

2018 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 190-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maciej Perdziak ◽  
Dagmara Witkowska ◽  
Wojciech Gryncewicz ◽  
Jan Ober

2017 ◽  
Vol 181 ◽  
pp. 242-254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Eileen Campbell ◽  
Christopher D. Chambers ◽  
Christopher P.G. Allen ◽  
Craig Hedge ◽  
Petroc Sumner

eLife ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Zhou ◽  
Yining Liu ◽  
Haidong Lu ◽  
Si Wu ◽  
Mingsha Zhang

Motor control, motor learning, self-recognition, and spatial perception all critically depend on the comparison of motor intention to the actually executed movement. Despite our knowledge that the brainstem-cerebellum plays an important role in motor error detection and motor learning, the involvement of neocortex remains largely unclear. Here, we report the neuronal computation and representation of saccadic error in macaque posterior parietal cortex (PPC). Neurons with persistent pre- and post-saccadic response (PPS) represent the intended end-position of saccade; neurons with late post-saccadic response (LPS) represent the actual end-position of saccade. Remarkably, after the arrival of the LPS signal, the PPS neurons’ activity becomes highly correlated with the discrepancy between intended and actual end-position, and with the probability of making secondary (corrective) saccades. Thus, this neuronal computation might underlie the formation of saccadic error signals in PPC for speeding up saccadic learning and leading the occurrence of secondary saccade.


2016 ◽  
Vol 234 (7) ◽  
pp. 2059-2076 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adele Diederich ◽  
Hans Colonius ◽  
Farid I. Kandil

Author(s):  
Ewa Beldzik ◽  
Aleksandra Domagalik ◽  
Halszka Oginska ◽  
Tadeusz Marek ◽  
Magdalena Fafrowicz

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