A new motor synergy that serves the needs of oculomotor and eye lid systems while keeping the downtime of vision minimal

The purpose of blinks is to keep the eyes hydrated and to protect them. Blinks are rarely noticed by the subject as blink-induced alterations of visual input are blanked out without jeopardizing the perception of visual continuity, features blinks share with saccades. Although not perceived, the bli...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Farhan Khazali, Joern K Pomper, Aleksandra Smilgin, Friedemann Bunjes, Peter Thier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2016-08-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/16290