Eyeblinks and Visual Suppression

Eyeblinks and Visual Suppression

A technique for bypassing the eyelids permits equivalent visual stimulation of the retina before, during, or after a blink. Sensitivity to these stimuli decreases during voluntary blinks. This indicates that the source of the deficit is neural rather than optical. Such a visual loss may help to expl...

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Veröffentlicht in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1980-02, Vol.207 (4433), p.900-902
Hauptverfasser: Volkmann, Frances C., Riggs, Lorrin A., Moore, Robert K.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Blinking
Brain - physiology
Electrodes
Eye Movements
Eyelids
Eyelids - physiology
Eyes
Humans
Pupil
Retina
Retina - physiology
Saccades
Space life sciences
Visual perception
Visual Perception - physiology
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Zusammenfassung:A technique for bypassing the eyelids permits equivalent visual stimulation of the retina before, during, or after a blink. Sensitivity to these stimuli decreases during voluntary blinks. This indicates that the source of the deficit is neural rather than optical. Such a visual loss may help to explain the common experience that most blinks go unnoticed.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.7355270