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About saccade generation in reading

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 1999

Françoise Vitu
Affiliation:
Laboratoire de Psychologie Expérimentale, CNRS, Université René Descartes, 7500b Paris, Francefrancoise.vitu@psycho.univ-paris5.fr
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Abstract

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In their model, Findlay & Walker propose that where and when the eyes move is determined by two relatively independent processing streams. Whereas both saccade direction and amplitude result from a low-level visual analysis of the peripheral visual stimulation, saccade latency results mainly from higher-level processes related to processing of the central information. In the present commentary, reading eye movement data are put forward as evidence against a strict autonomy of “Where” and “When” processing streams. First, saccade direction and amplitude might be modified by high-level processes related to word identification. Second, the direction of a saccade directly affects its latency.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Copyright
© 1999 Cambridge University Press