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To investigate how afterimages are perceived and localized during eye movements known as saccades.

March 15, 2026Science AdvancesOpen Access

High-fidelity but hypometric spatial localization of afterimages across saccades

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Psychophysical analysis explores afterimage tracking across saccades, suggesting insights into visual stability mechanisms.

To investigate how afterimages are perceived and localized during eye movements known as saccades.
Tasked observers to localize afterimages during brief flashes in darkness.
Utilized eye tracking for measuring saccade movements.
Applied a computational model to predict afterimage movement relation to eye movements.
Afterimage movement was found to be hypometric relative to eye movements.
Movement was unaffected by visual feedback after saccades.
Inversely related to the gain of saccades, suggesting a unique predictive mechanism.

Schweitzer et al. (2026) studied this question.

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March 15, 2026Science AdvancesOpen Access

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Psychophysical analysis explores afterimage tracking across saccades, suggesting insights into visual stability mechanisms.

To investigate how afterimages are perceived and localized during eye movements known as saccades.
Tasked observers to localize afterimages during brief flashes in darkness.
Utilized eye tracking for measuring saccade movements.
Applied a computational model to predict afterimage movement relation to eye movements.
Afterimage movement was found to be hypometric relative to eye movements.
Movement was unaffected by visual feedback after saccades.
Inversely related to the gain of saccades, suggesting a unique predictive mechanism.

Schweitzer et al. (2026) studied this question.

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