The oculomotor system consists of interconnected regions throughout the central nervous system that interact to control various eye movements. It includes different brainstem nuclei, the superior ...

This is sometimes called a neurocardiogenic response. If the vagus nerve is suddenly stimulated, the reflex response is automatic. Immediate messages are sent to the brain, affecting central and ...

Saccades generally are made towards stationary objects, but sometimes occur when the eyes need to catch up to a quickly moving target. Microsaccades are eye-movements that are modulated by covert ...

We feel the pressure building internally, that pull to jump in and fix. However, succumbing to the fixing reflex usually backfires. While it may temporarily relieve our distressing feelings ...

The pupil provides a rich, non-invasive measure of the neural bases of perception and cognition and has been of particular value in uncovering the role of arousal-linked neuromodulation, which alters ...

Cerebellar climbing fiber activity encodes performance errors during many motor learning tasks, but the role of these error signals in learning has been controversial ...