Abstract
In the present study, we tested in human subjects the persistence of the oculomotor changes resulting from saccadic adaptation up to 19 days after exposure to the double step target protocol. The main results indicate that the reduction of saccade gain related to the adaptation session (mean gain change of 5 subjects = 22 +/- 4.7%) was partially but significantly retained after 1 day and 5 days (mean amount of retention = 36 +/- 17% and 19.7 +/- 13.3%, respectively) but was no longer significant at day 11 and 19. Unexpectedly, gain changes were larger for leftward than for rightward saccades. No change in saccade dynamics was observed. These data suggest that in humans, adaptive mechanisms induce long lasting changes in visually-guided saccade amplitude, probably reflecting plastic changes in the brain.
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