TY - JOUR
T1 - Suppression of the magnocellular pathway during saccades
AU - Ross, John
AU - Burr, D.
AU - Morrone, C.
PY - 1996
Y1 - 1996
N2 - Saccades create two problems for the visual system: they cause fast (but resolvable) motion of the retinal image and a change in the relationship between retinal and external spatial co-ordinates. In this review, we examine the first of these problems, of why there is no disturbing sense of motion during saccades. Recent evidence from a range of sources suggests that during saccades, the magnocellular pathway is selectively suppressed, while the parvocellular pathway is functionally unimpaired, or even enhanced. The suppression seems to occur early, possibly in the lateral geniculate nucleus, where the pathways are well separated. It is possible that the suppression shares similar mechanisms to those responsible for contrast gain control.
AB - Saccades create two problems for the visual system: they cause fast (but resolvable) motion of the retinal image and a change in the relationship between retinal and external spatial co-ordinates. In this review, we examine the first of these problems, of why there is no disturbing sense of motion during saccades. Recent evidence from a range of sources suggests that during saccades, the magnocellular pathway is selectively suppressed, while the parvocellular pathway is functionally unimpaired, or even enhanced. The suppression seems to occur early, possibly in the lateral geniculate nucleus, where the pathways are well separated. It is possible that the suppression shares similar mechanisms to those responsible for contrast gain control.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/0030271651
U2 - 10.1016/0166-4328(96)00012-5
DO - 10.1016/0166-4328(96)00012-5
M3 - Article
VL - 80
SP - 1
EP - 8
JO - Behavioural Brain Research
JF - Behavioural Brain Research
ER -