Journal of Undergraduate Research
Keywords
neural networks, eye movements, reading
College
Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Department
Psychology
Abstract
Reading is a part of everyday life. Humans read street signs, textbooks, emails, manuals, novels, and many other things. While reading we move our eyes 2-4 times per second. Each movement is called a saccade, and each pause between movements is called a fixation. These eye-movements allow us to move our fovea (area on the retina that is responsible for sharp central vision) to attend to pertinent information in the world. While reading, or just looking around, we don’t think about moving our eyes; our brain does this instantly and innately.
Recommended Citation
Jackman, Trenton and Luke, Dr. Steven
(2018)
"Understanding the Neural Networks of Eye Movements in Reading,"
Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2018:
Iss.
1, Article 74.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2018/iss1/74