Premature saccades: A detailed physiological analysis
Premature saccades: A detailed physiological analysis
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过早眼跳:详细的生理分析
DOI:
10.1016/j.clinph.2020.09.026
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发表时间:
2021
影响因子:
4.7
通讯作者:
Yasuo Terao
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作者:
Shin-Ichi Tokushige;Shunichi Matsuda;Satomi Inomata-Terada;Masashi Hamada;Yoshikazu Ugawa;Shoji Tsuji;Yasuo Terao
ObjectivePremature saccades (PSs) are those made with latencies too short for the direction and amplitude to be specifically programmed. We sought to determine the minimum latency needed to establish accurate direction and amplitude, and observed what occurs when saccades are launched before this minimum latency.MethodsIn Experiment 1, 249 normal subjects performed the gap saccade task with horizontal targets. In Experiment 2, 28 normal subjects performed the gap saccade task with the targets placed in eight directions. In Experiment 3, 38 normal subjects, 49 patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD), and 10 patients with spinocerebellar degeneration (SCD) performed the gap saccade task with horizontal targets.ResultsIn Experiment 1, it took 100 ms to accurately establish saccade amplitudes and directions. In Experiment 2, however, the latencies needed for accurate amplitude and direction establishment were both approximately 150 ms. In Experiment 3, the frequencies of PSs in patients with PD and SCD were lower than those of normal subjects.ConclusionsThe saccade amplitudes and directions are determined simultaneously, 100–150 ms after target presentation. PSs may result from prediction of the oncoming target direction or latent saccade activities in the superior colliculus.SignificanceSaccade direction and amplitude are determined simultaneously.