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Binda and Morrone call this time window right before the saccade the confusion period. Tim Vernimmen, Smithsonian, "Our Eyes Are Always Darting Around, So How Come Our Vision Isn’t Blurry?," 14 June 2019

So how do these brain cells know in advance that a saccade is on the way? Tim Vernimmen, Smithsonian, "Our Eyes Are Always Darting Around, So How Come Our Vision Isn’t Blurry?," 14 June 2019

Micah Mazurek The team created three games to enhance a child’s ability to control eye movements, including saccades. Sarah Deweerdt, Science | AAAS, "Can science-based video games help kids with autism?," 22 June 2018

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