Eye movement-related brain activity during perceptual and cognitive processing.

Artem V Belopolsky,Sebastian Pannasch,Andrey R Nikolaev,Junji Ito

doi:10.3389/fnsys.2014.00062

Abstract

Eye movement-related brain activity during perceptual and cognitive processing.

Highlights

For several decades researchers have been recording electrical brain activity associated with eye movements in attempt to understand their neural mechanisms
The most common methodological approach is examination of the EEG activity time-aligned to certain eye movement events, such as the onset of a fixation or a start of a saccadic eye movement (Fischer et al, 2013; Frey et al, 2013; Henderson et al, 2013; Hutzler et al, 2013; Nikolaev et al, 2013; Richards, 2013; Simola et al, 2013)
The advantage of simultaneous EEG and eye movement recording is most evident in investigation of perceptual and cognitive processes during free eye movement behavior

Summary

Introduction

For several decades researchers have been recording electrical brain activity associated with eye movements in attempt to understand their neural mechanisms. The majority of the articles in the eBook combine the measurement of eye movements with the recording of the electroencephalogram (EEG) in human subjects performing various psychological tasks. The most common methodological approach is examination of the EEG activity time-aligned to certain eye movement events, such as the onset of a fixation or a start of a saccadic eye movement (Fischer et al, 2013; Frey et al, 2013; Henderson et al, 2013; Hutzler et al, 2013; Nikolaev et al, 2013; Richards, 2013; Simola et al, 2013).

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