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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doaj-9159717e1c7f49878d33c1a7b87b27b62021-05-05T00:32:43ZengeLife Sciences Publications LtdeLife2050-084X2016-08-01510.7554/eLife.16290A new motor synergy that serves the needs of oculomotor and eye lid systems while keeping the downtime of vision minimalMohammad Farhan Khazali0Joern K Pomper1Aleksandra Smilgin2Friedemann Bunjes3Peter Thier4Department of Cognitive Neurology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany; Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, GermanyDepartment of Cognitive Neurology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany; Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, GermanyDepartment of Cognitive Neurology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany; Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, GermanyDepartment of Cognitive Neurology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany; Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, GermanyDepartment of Cognitive Neurology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany; Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, GermanyThe 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 blink-induced disconnection from the visual environment leads to a loss of information. Therefore there is critical need to minimize it. Here we demonstrate evidence for a new type of eye movement serving a distinct oculomotor demand, namely the resetting of eye torsion, likewise inevitably causing a loss of visual information. By integrating this eye movement into blinks, the inevitable down times of vision associated with each of the two behaviors are synchronized and the overall downtime minimized.https://elifesciences.org/articles/16290eye movementsvision stabilityblinkingvision suppression |
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Mohammad Farhan Khazali Joern K Pomper Aleksandra Smilgin Friedemann Bunjes Peter Thier A new motor synergy that serves the needs of oculomotor and eye lid systems while keeping the downtime of vision minimal eLife eye movements vision stability blinking vision suppression |
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Mohammad Farhan Khazali Joern K Pomper Aleksandra Smilgin Friedemann Bunjes Peter Thier |
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Mohammad Farhan Khazali |
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A new motor synergy that serves the needs of oculomotor and eye lid systems while keeping the downtime of vision minimal |
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A new motor synergy that serves the needs of oculomotor and eye lid systems while keeping the downtime of vision minimal |
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A new motor synergy that serves the needs of oculomotor and eye lid systems while keeping the downtime of vision minimal |
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A new motor synergy that serves the needs of oculomotor and eye lid systems while keeping the downtime of vision minimal |
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A new motor synergy that serves the needs of oculomotor and eye lid systems while keeping the downtime of vision minimal |
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new motor synergy that serves the needs of oculomotor and eye lid systems while keeping the downtime of vision minimal |
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd |
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2050-084X |
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2016-08-01 |
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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 blink-induced disconnection from the visual environment leads to a loss of information. Therefore there is critical need to minimize it. Here we demonstrate evidence for a new type of eye movement serving a distinct oculomotor demand, namely the resetting of eye torsion, likewise inevitably causing a loss of visual information. By integrating this eye movement into blinks, the inevitable down times of vision associated with each of the two behaviors are synchronized and the overall downtime minimized. |
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eye movements vision stability blinking vision suppression |
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https://elifesciences.org/articles/16290 |
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