All articles tagged with #saccades
In darkness, researchers used afterimages to reveal that the brain predicts the visual consequences of eye movements via an efference copy, achieving about 94% accuracy with a consistent 6% undershoot; this explains how perception stays stable during rapid eye movements and has implications for VR and eye-movement disorders.
Researchers are exploring a novel method for early Alzheimer's detection by analyzing saccadic eye movements using in-ear microphones. These tiny eye movements, which become sluggish in Alzheimer's patients, can be detected through vibrations in the eardrums. The study, led by teams from École de Technologie Supérieure and Dartmouth College, aims to test this technique on 35 Alzheimer's patients. This approach could lead to a non-invasive, cost-effective diagnostic tool, potentially applicable to other diseases as well.