Saccadic eye movements are rapid, ballistic shifts in gaze that allow the fovea to sample different parts of a visual scene, facilitating high-resolution perception. Research in this area has revealed ...

Rapid side-to-side eye movements can help stabilize posture, avoid falls and maintain balance for people with Parkinson's disease, just as they can for healthy people. This seemingly counterintuitive ...

Most people easily learn to recognize new faces and places, and with more extensive practice they can become experts at visual tasks as complex as radiological diagnosis and action video games. Such ...

French researchers use new tech to let people write with just their eyes. July 26, 2012— -- Patients without the ability to use their limbs may have a new way to communicate, thanks to ...

A new study suggests that subtle patterns in eye movement could reveal the earliest signs of cognitive decline.

New research shows that the mental workload of intensive care unit nurses can successfully be evaluated using eye-movement tracking glasses. The mental workload of intensive care unit nurses can ...

Mild traumatic brain injuries (TBI) could be linked to eye movement impairment, even beyond the acute stage of injury, according to researchers at the Uniformed Services University of the Health ...

Share on Pinterest What explains rapid eye movements during sleep? Researchers may be getting closer to an answer. Image credit: Alexandr Ivanets/Stocksy. When animals change their head direction as ...