Behavioral and Brain Sciences



Open Peer Commentary
Findlay & Walker: Saccade generation

Is attention required in a model of saccade generation?


David Crundall a1 and Geoffrey Underwood a1
a1 School of Psychology, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, England dec@psyc.nott.ac.uk geoff.underwood@nottingham.ac.uk

Abstract

Removing attention from the saccade generation system should also remove the paradoxical loops that can occur with attention terminology. At least one such loop is still apparent in the current model, however. The benefits of an attention-free approach are assessed through comparison with a recent theory of attention (Logan 1996).