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-======Saccades Eye Movements======+====== Saccadic Eye Movements ======
  
-Saccades[(Saccade>Saccade[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saccade|Wikipedia]])][(Saccade>Saccade[[https://eyewiki.aao.org/Saccade|Eyewiki]])] are rapid, jerky eye movements that allow us to quickly and accurately shift our gaze from one point to another. They are a crucial part of our visual system and allow us to process visual information effectively.+Saccades[(Saccade1>Saccade[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saccade|Wikipedia]])][(Saccade2>Saccade[[https://eyewiki.aao.org/Saccade|Eyewiki]])] are rapid, jerky eye movements that allow us to quickly and accurately shift our gaze from one point to another. They are a crucial part of our visual system and allow us to process visual information effectively.
  
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-<figure>{{https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/This_shows_a_recording_of_the_eye_movements_of_a_participant_looking_freely_at_a_picture.webm?320  | Transformations of the visual field toward the visual map on the primary visual cortex in vertebrates.}}<caption>[[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:This_shows_a_recording_of_the_eye_movements_of_a_participant_looking_freely_at_a_picture.webm|InkassoSchroeder]] „Saccades“ [[https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en| CC-BY-SA-4.0]]</caption>+<figure>{{https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/This_shows_a_recording_of_the_eye_movements_of_a_participant_looking_freely_at_a_picture.webm?320  | Transformations of the visual field towards the visual map on the primary visual cortex in vertebrates.}}<caption>[[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:This_shows_a_recording_of_the_eye_movements_of_a_participant_looking_freely_at_a_picture.webm|InkassoSchroeder]] „Saccades“ [[https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en|CC-BY-SA-4.0]]</caption>
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 Saccades are an essential part of how we interact with the world around us, allowing us to rapidly scan our surroundings and gather information. They are also important for reading, as they allow us to quickly move our gaze from one word to the next while reading text. Saccades are an essential part of how we interact with the world around us, allowing us to rapidly scan our surroundings and gather information. They are also important for reading, as they allow us to quickly move our gaze from one word to the next while reading text.
  
-=====Oculomotor system=====+===== Oculomotor System =====
  
 The brain's oculomotor system is a network of neurons and brain structures that control eye movements. It is responsible for initiating and coordinating movements of the eyes, including saccades, smooth pursuit, and vergence. The brain's oculomotor system is a network of neurons and brain structures that control eye movements. It is responsible for initiating and coordinating movements of the eyes, including saccades, smooth pursuit, and vergence.
  
-The main components of the oculomotor system include:+{{ :img13.png |}}
  
-  *  **The oculomotor nucleus**: This is a group of neurons located in the brainstem that sends signals to the muscles that move the eye.+**The main components of the oculomotor system include:**
  
-  *  **The superior colliculus**: This is a part of the midbrain that receives input from the visual system and sends signals to the oculomotor nucleus to initiate eye movements.+  * **The oculomotor nucleus:** This is a group of neurons located in the brainstem that sends signals to the muscles that move the eye.
  
-  * **The frontal eye fields**: These are areas of the brain located in the prefrontal cortex that are involved in initiating voluntary eye movements.+  * **The superior colliculus:** This is a part of the midbrain that receives input from the visual system and sends signals to the oculomotor nucleus to initiate eye movements.
  
-  *  **The parietal eye fields**: These are areas of the brain located in the parietal lobe that are involved in coordinating eye movements with head movements.+  * **The frontal eye fields:** These are areas of the brain located in the prefrontal cortex that are involved in initiating voluntary eye movements.
  
-  *  **The basal ganglia**: These are a group of brain structures located deep in the brain that are involved in the control of voluntary eye movements.+  * **The parietal eye fields:** These are areas of the brain located in the parietal lobe that are involved in coordinating eye movements with head movements. 
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 +  * **The basal ganglia:** These form a group of brain structures located deep in the brain that are involved in the control of voluntary eye movements.
  
 The oculomotor system works together to coordinate and control eye movements, allowing us to rapidly and accurately shift our gaze to different points in our environment. The oculomotor system works together to coordinate and control eye movements, allowing us to rapidly and accurately shift our gaze to different points in our environment.
  
-=====Saccades and Memory=====+===== Saccades and Memory =====
  
 Saccades themselves do not create memories. However, the visual information that is gathered during a saccade can be stored in memory. Saccades themselves do not create memories. However, the visual information that is gathered during a saccade can be stored in memory.
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- +For example, if you are looking at a person's face and making saccades to gather information about their features, you may later be able to recall what they looked like or even recognise them in the future. This is because the visual information that was gathered during the saccades has been stored in your memory.
-For example, if you are looking at a person's face and making saccades to gather information about their features, you may later be able to recall what they looked like or even recognize them in the future. This is because the visual information that was gathered during the saccades has been stored in your memory.+
  
 Saccades themselves are not directly related to memory formation, but they do play a crucial role in allowing us to gather and process visual information, which can then be encoded as a memory. Saccades themselves are not directly related to memory formation, but they do play a crucial role in allowing us to gather and process visual information, which can then be encoded as a memory.
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