TY  - JOUR
AU  - Zimmermann, Eckart
AU  - Lappe, Markus
TI  - Visual Space Constructed by Saccade Motor Maps
JO  - Frontiers in human neuroscience
VL  - 10
SN  - 1662-5161
CY  - Lausanne
PB  - Frontiers Research Foundation
M1  - FZJ-2016-04995
SP  - 225
PY  - 2016
AB  - How visual space is represented in the brain is an open question in neuroscience. Embodiment theories propose that spatial perception is structured by neural motor maps. Especially, maps which code the targets for saccadic eye movements contain a precise representation of external space. In this review article, we examine how modifications in saccade maps are accompanied by changes in visual space perception. Saccade adaptation, a method which systematically modifies saccade amplitudes, alters the localization of visual objects in space. We illustrate how information about saccade amplitudes is transferred from the cerebellum (CB) to the frontal eye field (FEF). We argue that changes in visual localization after adaptation of saccade maps provide evidence for a shared representation of visual and motor space.
LB  - PUB:(DE-HGF)16
UR  - <Go to ISI:>//WOS:000376059200003
C6  - pmid:27242488
DO  - DOI:10.3389/fnhum.2016.00225
UR  - https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/819294
ER  -