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The development of reactive saccade latencies

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Saccadic reaction time (SRT) of 4-, 6- and 8-month-old infants’ was measured during tracking of abruptly changing trajectories, using a longitudinal design. SRTs decreased from 595 ms (SE=30) at 4 months of age to 442 ms (SE=13) at 8 months of age. In addition, SRTs were lower during high velocities (comparing 4.5 and 9°/s) and vertical (compared to horizontal) saccades.

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  1. Reported means are calculated from the group means presented in Table 2 of von Hofsten and Rosander (1997).

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    Gustaf Gredebäck, Helena Örnkloo & Claes von Hofsten

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Gredebäck, G., Örnkloo, H. & von Hofsten, C. The development of reactive saccade latencies. Exp Brain Res 173, 159–164 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-006-0376-z

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