| dc.description.abstract | In transsaccadic integration visual information, obtained before and after an eye movement, is
combined. Since saccade landing point is very variable, transsaccadic integration needs to be
a robust system for it to work in facilitating visual perception. When two stimuli are present,
saccade landing point usually lands somewhere intermediate of the two; a phenomenon called
the global effect. However, attention does not seem to follow a similar path. Attention might
be goal dependent, thereby able to withstand visual noise. To investigate the robustness of
transsaccadic integration, a global effect paradigm was used; alongside a target a salient
distracter was displayed. Results indicate that the presence of a distracter does not influence
the sensitivity to visual information in transsaccadic integration trials. Saccade latency was
also investigated; the presence of a distracter elicited a faster eye movement, as compared to
eye movements in the absence of a distracter. In conclusion, transsaccadic integration seems
to be a robust mechanism that is not affected by saccade landing point. Saccade latency on the
other hand, is influenced by the prominence of a stimulus. | |
