Is the eye-movement field confused about fixations and saccades? A survey among 124 researchers.

ABSTRACT: Eye movements have been extensively studied in a wide range of research fields. While new methods such as mobile eye tracking and eye tracking in virtual/augmented realities are emerging quickly, the eye-movement terminology has scarcely been revised. We assert that this may cause confusion about two of the main concepts: fixations and saccades. In this study, we assessed the definitions of fixations and saccades held in the eye-movement field, by surveying 124 eye-movement researchers. These eye-movement researchers held a variety of definitions of fixations and saccades, of which the breadth seems even wider than what is reported in the literature. Moreover, these definitions did not seem to be related to researcher background or experience. We urge researchers to make their definitions

SUBMITTER: Hessels RS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6124022 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature