Extra-retinal vision: firing at will.
Recent evidence suggests that a key visual motion centre in the brain ignores extra-retinal motor information concerning reflexive eye movement. Instead it seems that neurons sensitive to oculomotor actions in this area fire at will.
Freeman
Tom C A
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School of Psychology, Cardiff University, Tower Building, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT, UK. freemant@cardiff.ac.uk
D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology; D005133:Eye Movements / Q000502:physiology*; D000882:Haplorhini; D006801:Humans; D009039:Motion Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000502:physiology*; D014795:Visual Pathways