saccade

saccade Definition

sac·cade (sa käd′)

noun

any of the rapid, involuntary jumps made by the eyes from one fixed point to another, as in reading

Etymology: Fr, a jerk < obs. saquer, to shake, pull, dial. var. of OFr sachier < VL *saccare, to pull from a sack < L saccus, sack

saccade Related Forms

sac·cad′ic (sa käd′ik) adjective

saccade Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

second: That is, to aim for a new target object or to explore the same object with a second saccade.

Modifies a noun

latency: We examined the influence of visual distractors on saccade latency in hemianopic and normal subjects.
movement: We use saccade eye movements to quickly change the direction that our eyes are looking.
suppression: This indicated a possible problem in automatic saccade suppression.
target: Once the desired saccade target has been selected, how is this desired eye movement executed?

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