TY  - JOUR
A1  - Trukenbrod, Hans Arne
A1  - Engbert, Ralf
T1  - Eye movements in a sequential scanning task - evidence for distributed processing
JF  - Journal of vision
N2  - Current models of eye movement control are derived from theories assuming serial processing of single items or from theories based on parallel processing of multiple items at a time. This issue has persisted because most investigated paradigms generated data compatible with both serial and parallel models. Here, we study eye movements in a sequential scanning task, where stimulus n indicates the position of the next stimulus n + 1. We investigate whether eye movements are controlled by sequential attention shifts when the task requires serial order of processing. Our measures of distributed processing in the form of parafoveal-on-foveal effects, long-range modulations of target selection, and skipping saccades provide evidence against models strictly based on serial attention shifts. We conclude that our results lend support to parallel processing as a strategy for eye movement control.
KW  - eye movements
KW  - distributed processing
KW  - sequential attention shifts
KW  - parafoveal-on-foveal effects
KW  - skipping costs/benefits
Y1  - 2012
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1167/12.1.5
SN  - 1534-7362
VL  - 12
IS  - 1
PB  - Association for Research in Vision and Opthalmology
CY  - Rockville
ER  -