Eye Movements in Reading (Wenner-Gren International Series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0080425097 ISBN 13: 9780080425092

Publisher: Pergamon, 1994

Synopsis

Eye movements during reading were first described by the French ophthalmologist Emilo Javal in the late 19th century. He reported that eyes do not move continuously along a line of text, but make short rapid movements (saccades) intermingled with short stops (fixations). Javal's observations were based on visual observation only, but today more sophisticated registration devices with which to study eye movements exist. New techniques have enabled researchers to identify differences between eye movements during reading, eye movements in response to suddenly appearing visual stimuli and scanning eye movements. This information is especially valuable in the study of dyslexia, a handicap estimated to affect up to 8% of the population of the western hemisphere. This volume is based on a symposium held to draw together the knowledge available on modern techniques for eye movement recordings. The edited chapters provide a valuable up-to-date account of the most interesting advances in this rapidly developing field, with particular reference to the dynamics of normal eye movement control in reading and how these differ in the reading eye movements of dyslexics.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pergamon
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0080425097
• ISBN 13: 9780080425092
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 390
• Editor: Ygge Jan, Lennerstrand Gunnar