Saccadic suppression as a perceptual consequence of efficient sensorimotor estimation

Humans perform saccadic eye movements two to three times per second. When doing so, the nervous system strongly suppresses sensory feedback for extended periods of time in comparison to movement time. Why does the brain discard so much visual information? Here we suggest that perceptual suppression...

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Main Authors: Frédéric Crevecoeur, Konrad P Kording
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2017-05-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/25073