Voluntary modulation of saccadic peak velocity associated with individual differences in motivation.

ABSTRACT: Saccadic peak velocity increases in a stereotyped manner with the amplitude of eye movements. This relationship, known as the main sequence, has classically been considered to be fixed, although several recent studies have demonstrated that velocity can be modulated to some extent by external incentives. However, the ability to voluntarily control saccadic velocity and its association with motivation has yet to be investigated. Here, in three separate experimental paradigms, we measured the effects of incentivisation on saccadic velocity, reaction time and preparatory pupillary changes in 53 young healthy participants. In addition, the ability to voluntarily modulate saccadic velocity with and without incentivisation was assessed. Participants varied in their ability to increase and decrea

SUBMITTER: Muhammed K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6970223 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature