title: Effect of target saliency on human smooth pursuit initiation: interocular transfer.
abstract: Our previous study showed that the saliency of a target increases the gain of smooth pursuit initiation. In this study, we examined the interocular transfer of this effect in five humans. A square red frame surrounding the target was used as a cue to indicate the initial target position. In the cue condition, the responses were similar, irrespective of the eye to which the cue was presented, and were significantly larger than in the no-cue condition. The result suggests that central pathways that receive input from both eyes mediate the effect of saliency on smooth pursuit initiation.
authors.affiliation: Neuroscience Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Central 2, 1-1-1 Umezono, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8568, Japan. hashimoto-kouki@aist.go.jp
authors.forename: Kouki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: Kazuyo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suehiro
authors.forename: Yasushi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kodaka
authors.forename: Kenichiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miura
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kawano
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003463:Cues; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010775:Photic Stimulation / Q000379:methods*; D011698:Pursuit, Smooth / Q000502:physiology*; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric