Eye Movements in Reading
Wenner-Gren International Series
Published on 24. November 1994
Book
Hardback
390 pages
978-0-08-042509-2 (ISBN)
Description
Eye movements during reading were first described by the French ophthalmologist Emilo Javal in the late 19th century. He reported that eyes do not move continuously along a line of text, but make short rapid movements (saccades) intermingled with short stops (fixations). Javal's observations were based on visual observation only, but today more sophisticated registration devices with which to study eye movements exist. New techniques have enabled researchers to identify differences between eye movements during reading, eye movements in response to suddenly appearing visual stimuli and scanning eye movements. This information is especially valuable in the study of dyslexia, a handicap estimated to affect up to 8% of the population of the western hemisphere. This volume is based on a symposium held to draw together the knowledge available on modern techniques for eye movement recordings. The edited chapters provide a valuable up-to-date account of the most interesting advances in this rapidly developing field, with particular reference to the dynamics of normal eye movement control in reading and how these differ in the reading eye movements of dyslexics.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Publishing group
Elsevier Science & Technology
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
140 illustrations, index
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Weight
815 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-08-042509-2 (9780080425092)
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Content
Part 1 Update on Eye Movement Recording Techniques: Rites of passage of the magnetic stretch coil (D.A. Robinson). Infra-red reflection technique (J. Ober). Image-processing techniques for measurement of eye movement (A.H. Clarke). Video procedures for the measurement and display of three dimensions of eye movements (LS. Curthoys et al.). Part 2 Saccadic Eye Movements: The cortical control of saccadic eye movements (M.E. Goldburg). The express saccade - what does it help? (B. Fischer, H. Weber). Predictive saccadic eye-tracking - response to complex temporal and spatial stimuli (B. Gaymard et al). Part 3 Binocular Eye Movements: Binocular gaze movements - co-ordination of vergence and version (H. Collewijn et al). Saccade-vergence interactions? An evolutionary perspective on unbalanced saccades (J.T. Enright). Part 4 Eye Movements in Normal Reading: Sequences of fixations and saccades in reading (L.W. Stark). Reading eye movements in patients with oculomotor disturbances (K.J. Ciuffreda). Three-dimensional properties of saccadic eye movements while reading (T. Vilis). Eye movements during skilled reading (K. Rayner). Part 5 Eye Movements in Dyslexia: The role of sustained and transient pathways in reading and reading disability (B.G. Breitmeyer). Dyslexic and normal readers' eye movement patterns in reading, visual search, and tracking (J. Hyona, R.K. Olson). Saccadic eye movements of dyslexics in non-cognitive tasks (M. Biscaldi, B. Fischer). Eye movements in dyslexic and normal children (G. Stanley). Part 6 Binocular Control in Dyslexia: Binocular control in dyslexics (J.R Stein). Binocular control in normally reading children and dyslexics (G. Lennerstrand et al). Asymmetrical saccades in reading (J. Ygge, C. Jacobson). Part 7 Reading Eye Movement Models: What are "normal" eye movements during reading - towards a mathematical description (G.W. McConkie et al.). Effects of local processing and oculomotor factors in eye movement guidance in reading (J.K. O'Regan et al.). Stochastic models of reading (P. Suppres).