Effects of others' gaze and facial expression on an observer's microsaccades and their association with ADHD tendencies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The aim of this study was to examine the effect of others' gaze on an observer's microsaccades. We also aimed to conduct preliminary investigations on the relationship between the microsaccadic response to a gaze and a gazer's facial expression and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) tendencies.

Methods

Twenty healthy undergraduate and graduate students performed a peripheral target detection task by using unpredictable gaze cues. During the task, the participants' eye movements, along with changes in pupil size and response times for target detection, were recorded. ADHD tendencies were determined using an ADHD questionnaire.

Results

We found that consciously perceiving the gaze of another person induced the observer's attention; moreover, micr

SUBMITTER: Motomura Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10486107 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature