Using eye movements to study how past experiences shape expectations

我们打算研究大脑是如何决定我们的眼睛下一步要看哪里的，这个决定大约每秒要做三次。了解正常大脑是如何做出决定的，将有助于我们了解痴呆症和帕金森病等疾病出现问题时会发生什么，从而有望更好、更早地进行诊断，并改善对治疗的监测。此外，我们的研究将与剑桥大学建立重要的研究联系，并使澳大利亚能够与北美和欧洲的实验室竞争，这些实验室目前正在研究大脑如何决定看向哪里。

We intend to examine how the brain decides where to look next with our eyes, a decision made approximately three times every second. Understanding how the normal brain makes decisions will in turn help us to understand what happens when things go wrong in diseases like dementia and Parkinson's disease, with the hope of better - and earlier - diagnosis, and improved monitoring of treatment. In addition, our research will establish an important research link with The University of Cambridge, and allow Australia to be competitive with laboratories in North America and Europe that are currently studying how the brain makes decisions about where to look.