Reading beyond the glance: eye tracking in neurosciences.

Livia Popa, Ovidiu Selejan, Allan Scott, Dafin F Mureşanu, Maria Balea, Alexandru Rafila
Author Information
  1. Livia Popa: Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Iuliu Haţieganu", Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

Abstract

From an interdisciplinary approach, the neurosciences (NSs) represent the junction of many fields (biology, chemistry, medicine, computer science, and psychology) and aim to explore the structural and functional aspects of the nervous system. Among modern neurophysiological methods that "measure" different processes of the human brain to salience stimuli, a special place belongs to eye tracking (ET). By detecting eye position, gaze direction, sequence of eye movement and visual adaptation during cognitive activities, ET is an effective tool for experimental psychology and neurological research. It provides a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the gaze, which is very useful in understanding choice behavior and perceptual decision making. In the high tech era, ET has several applications related to the interaction between humans and computers. Herein, ET is used to evaluate the spatial orienting of attention, the performance in visual tasks, the reactions to information on websites, the customer response to advertising, and the emotional and cognitive impact of various spurs to the brain.

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MeSH Term

Attention
Eye Movements
Humans
Neurosciences
Reading
Visual Fields

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