Microsaccadic inhibition and P300 enhancement in a visual oddball task
- It has recently been demonstrated that the presentation of visual oddballs induces a prolonged inhibition of microsaccades. The amplitude of the P300 component in event-related potentials (ERPs) has been shown to be sensitive to the category (target vs. nontarget) of the eliciting stimulus, its overall probability, and the preceding stimulus sequence. In the present study we further specify the functional underpinnings of the prolonged microsaccadic inhibition in the visual oddball task, showing that the stimulus category, the frequency of a stimulus, and the preceding stimulus sequence influence microsaccade rate. Furthermore, by co-recording ERPs and eye movements, we were able to demonstrate that, despite being largely sensitive to the same experimental manipulation, the amplitude of P300 and the microsaccadic inhibition predict each other only weakly.
Author details: | Matteo Valsecchi, Olaf Dimigen, Reinhold KlieglORCiDGND, Werner Sommer, Massimo Turatto |
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URL: | http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/118485671/home |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8986.2009.00791.x |
ISSN: | 0048-5772 |
Publication type: | Article |
Language: | English |
Year of first publication: | 2009 |
Publication year: | 2009 |
Release date: | 2017/03/25 |
Source: | Psychophysiology. - ISSN 0048-5772. - 46 (2009), 3, S. 635 - 644 |
Organizational units: | Humanwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Strukturbereich Kognitionswissenschaften / Department Psychologie |
Peer review: | Referiert |
Institution name at the time of the publication: | Humanwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Institut für Psychologie |