Influence of visual information on cerebellar saccadic dysmetria

Ann Neurol. 1994 Jan;35(1):108-12. doi: 10.1002/ana.410350117.

Abstract

We compared the accuracy of saccades made to seen or remembered visual targets in 3 patients with saccadic dysmetria due to cerebellar lesions. Saccadic dysmetria was worse for saccades to remembered targets and for saccades to flashed targets visible for only 150 msec (i.e., invisible at the time of saccade). Furthermore, no corrective saccades were made if the target was not visible. These results have implications for testing saccadic dysmetria and suggest new hypotheses about the control of saccadic amplitude.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Cerebellar Diseases / physiopathology*
  • Electrooculography
  • Humans
  • Memory / physiology
  • Middle Aged
  • Pattern Recognition, Visual / physiology*
  • Reaction Time / physiology
  • Saccades / physiology*