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Eye movements were monitored with a sensitive binocular measuring device during presentation of stimuli that caused binocular rivalry. It was found that the number of microsaccades was approximately 50% higher when measured during rivalry than when measured during periods of normal viewing. The level of microsaccadic activity is greater at the beginning than toward the end of the suppression interval. The results suggest that the depth of suppression associated with binocular rivalry is not constant over the duration of a rivalry interval.
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This study was supported in part by the National Institutes of Health, USPHS Grants EY1055 and GM874, and by RCDA Grant EY70887 to A. E. Kertesz.
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Sabrin, H.W., Kertesz, A.E. Microsaccadic eye movements and binocular rivalry. Perception & Psychophysics 28, 150–154 (1980). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03204341
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