Vision dominates sound in mediating classic cue-induced microsaccadic eye movement modulations in rhesus macaque monkeys
Abstract
Coordination of internal oculomotor eye movement plans with exogenous sensory events entails rapid inhibition of the saccadic eye movement system, but the pathways mediating the inhibition are unknown. We devised novel behavioral paradigms in primates, involving multisensory stimulation, which allow neurophysiological experiments to isolate the contributions of individual sensory, motor, and sensory-motor brain areas to saccadic inhibition. Such paradigms underscore that inhibition involves distinct temporal and spatial processes that are dominated by the visual modality.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Multisensory perception and integration
Tactile and Sensory Interactions
Neuroscience and Music Perception
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Journal of Neurophysiology
- Publisher
- American Physiological Society
- Volume
- 135
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 777–796
- Publication date
- 26 February 2026
- Language
- EN