Understanding Smooth Eye Pursuit

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During smooth pursuit eye movement both low and high level motion perception have their influence. Credit: Jeremy Wilmer
During smooth pursuit eye movement, both low and high level motion perception have their influence. Credit: Jeremy Wilmer

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have shed new light on how the brain and eye team up to spot an object in motion and follow it, a classic question of human motor control. The study shows that two distinctly different ways of seeing motion are used — one to catch up to a moving object with our eyes, a second to lock on and examine it.


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