When Do Saccades Come out?

Saccades can be elicited voluntarily, but occur reflexively whenever the eyes are open, even when fixated on a target (see Box A). The rapid eye movements that occur during an important phase of sleep (see Chapter 28) are also saccades.

How often do saccades come out?

Saccadic eye movements. Saccades are frequent rapid long-latency voluntary ballistic conjugate accurate foveating eye movements. You make saccades about 3 times per second; they can be voluntarily suppressed during such activities as aiming a gun or threading a needle. Many of the 3 per sec saccades may be very small.. ...

How are saccades initiated?

Saccadic eye movements are initiated when a pulse of force is produced through the high-frequency discharge of oculomotor neurons innervating the extraocular muscles. The pulse of force overcomes the viscoelastic forces acting against ocular rotation.

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