Groner, Marina, Groner, Rudolf and von Muehlenen, Adrian. (2008) The effect of spatial frequency content on parameters of eye movements. Psychological Research, Vol.72 (No.6). pp. 601-608. ISSN 0340-0727

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Abstract

Two experiments were conducted to examine the influence of the spatial frequency content of natural images on saccadic size and fixation duration. In the first experiment 10 pictures of natural textures were low-pass filtered (0.04-0.76 cycles/deg) and high-pass filtered (1.91-19.56 cycles/deg) and presented with the unfiltered originals in random order, each for 10 s, to 18 participants, with the instruction to inspect them in order to find a suitable name. The participants' eye movements were recorded. It was found that low-pass filtered images resulted in larger saccadic amplitudes compared with high-pass filtered images. A second experiment was conducted with natural stimuli selected for different power spectra which supported the results outlined above. In general, low-spatial frequencies elicit larger saccades associated with shorter fixation durations whereas high-spatial frequencies elicit smaller saccades with longer fixation durations.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology Q Science > QP Physiology
Divisions:	Faculty of Science > Psychology
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Eye -- Movements -- Psychological aspects, Vision perception, Image processing, Saccadic eye movements
Journal or Publication Title:	Psychological Research
Publisher:	Springer
ISSN:	0340-0727
Date:	November 2008
Volume:	Vol.72
Number:	No.6
Number of Pages:	8
Page Range:	pp. 601-608
Identification Number:	10.1007/s00426-008-0167-1
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Funder:	Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung [Swiss National Science Foundation] (SNSF)
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URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/29115

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