How do MTL theta oscillations relate to eye & body movements during navigation? @suthanalab &co show that #theta power increases during #saccades under memory demands, linking exploratory gaze & planning to memory‑related dynamics during #navigation @PLOSBiology plos.io/4dwJhR8

Why don't #saccades disrupt our continuous #visual experience? This study shows that neurons of the #SuperiorColliculus are sensitive to the pre-movement peripheral appearance of the eye movement targets, potentially explaining the experienced perceptual stability @PLOSBiology plos.io/44cxQIe

This week, we had another very interesting #Labtalk in our #OpenLab. Our speaker was Dr. Christian Wolf who taught us a lot about the voluntary & involuntary contributions to #saccadic eye movements. Thanks for your clear and fascinating talk!
#saccades #eyemovement

Possibly tangentially related: If you sit on a swivel chair (safer than doing the same thing standing up) and gently place your fingertips on your closed eyes while you turn around and around, you’ll be able to discern that your eyes will still exhibit saccadic movement even though you can’t “see” anything. (Not sure if this is true for the blind, but it’s worth considering who this may not be true for and why.) Rapid Serial Visual Presentation methods for speed reading (Spritz and related apps) work well primarily because they limit saccadic eye movements which take up a proportionally large portion of your reading time. (Ultimately I think there is an upper limit to how fast one can read and comprehend and retain information.) The visual systems of chickens are responsible for their odd walking manner in which they throw their heads forward and then move their body underneath them while their head remains stationary. Essentially while their head is moving, they’re “blind”. Is it possible that saccades of the eye are tied into our visual processing and memory systems in a manner deeper than we’re consciously aware? Does reading on a page help our comprehension or long term memories more because the words have a location on a page versus RSVP reading methods? Do our mental visualizations (imagination) change depending on these visual/reading methods? What effects to these have on our memories? Some interesting questions worth pondering/researching. https://boffosocko.com/2019/11/07/rapid-eye-movement-from-dominique-obrien-general-memory-chat-art-of-memory-forum/