| Title | Saccades in children
| | Authors | Michael S. Salman, James A. Sharpe, Moshe Eizenman, Linda Lillakas, Carol Westall, Teresa To, Maureen Dennis, Martin J. Steinbach
| | Journal | Vision Research 46 (2006) 1432–1439
| | Year of publishing | 2006
| | Abstract | Saccades are necessary for optimal vision. Little is known about saccades in children. We recorded saccades using an infrared eye tracker in 39 children, aged 8–19 years. Participants made saccades to visual targets that stepped 10 or 15 horizontally and 5 or 10 vertically at unpredictable time intervals. Saccadic latency decreased significantly with increasing age, while saccadic gain and peak velocity did not vary with age. Saccadic gains and peak velocities in children are similar to reported adult values. This implies maturity of the neural circuits responsible for making saccades accurate and fast. Saccade latency decreases as the brain matures.
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