The aim of the present study was to investigate how saccadic selection relates to people's awareness of the saliency and identity of a saccade goal. Observers were instructed to make an eye movement to either the most salient line segment (Experiment 1) or the only right-tilted element (Experiment 2) in a visual search display. The display was masked contingent on the first eye movement and after each trial observers indicated whether or not they had correctly selected the target. Whereas people's awareness concerning the saliency of the saccade goal was generally low, their awareness concerning the identity was high. Observers' awareness of the saccade goal was not related to saccadic performance. Whereas saccadic selection consistently varied as a function of saccade latency, people's awareness concerning the saliency or identity of the saccade goal did not. The results suggest that saccadic selection is primarily driven by subconscious processes.

Awareness of the saccade goal in oculomotor selection: your eyes go before you know

Van Zoest, Louise Johanna Francisca Maria;
2010-01-01

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The aim of the present study was to investigate how saccadic selection relates to people's awareness of the saliency and identity of a saccade goal. Observers were instructed to make an eye movement to either the most salient line segment (Experiment 1) or the only right-tilted element (Experiment 2) in a visual search display. The display was masked contingent on the first eye movement and after each trial observers indicated whether or not they had correctly selected the target. Whereas people's awareness concerning the saliency of the saccade goal was generally low, their awareness concerning the identity was high. Observers' awareness of the saccade goal was not related to saccadic performance. Whereas saccadic selection consistently varied as a function of saccade latency, people's awareness concerning the saliency or identity of the saccade goal did not. The results suggest that saccadic selection is primarily driven by subconscious processes.
2010
Van Zoest, Louise Johanna Francisca Maria; M., Donk
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