Do readers use character information when programming return-sweep saccades?

Authors: Vasilev, M.R., Adedeji, V.I., Laursen, C., Budka, M. and Slattery, T.J.

Journal: Vision Research

Volume: 183

Pages: 30-40

eISSN: 1878-5646

ISSN: 0042-6989

DOI: 10.1016/j.visres.2021.01.003

Abstract:

Reading saccades that occur within a single line of text are guided by the size of letters. However, readers occasionally need to make longer saccades (known as return-sweeps) that take their eyes from the end of one line of text to the beginning of the next. In this study, we tested whether return-sweep saccades are also guided by font size information and whether this guidance depends on visual acuity of the return-sweep target area. To do this, we manipulated the font size of letters (0.29 vs 0.39° per character) and the length of the first line of text (16 vs 26°). The larger font resulted in return-sweeps that landed further to the right of the line start and in a reduction of under-sweeps compared to the smaller font. This suggests that font size information is used when programming return-sweeps. Return-sweeps in the longer line condition landed further to the right of the line start and the proportion of under-sweeps increased compared to the short line condition. This likely reflects an increase in saccadic undershoot error with the increase in intended saccade size. Critically, there was no interaction between font size and line length. This suggests that when programming return-sweeps, the use of font size information does not depend on visual acuity at the saccade target. Instead, it appears that readers rely on global typographic properties of the text in order to maintain an optimal number of characters to the left of their first fixation on a new line.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/33005/

Source: Scopus

Do readers use character information when programming return-sweep saccades?

Authors: Vasilev, M.R., Adedeji, V.I., Laursen, C., Budka, M. and Slattery, T.J.

Journal: Vision Res

Volume: 183

Pages: 30-40

eISSN: 1878-5646

DOI: 10.1016/j.visres.2021.01.003

Abstract:

Reading saccades that occur within a single line of text are guided by the size of letters. However, readers occasionally need to make longer saccades (known as return-sweeps) that take their eyes from the end of one line of text to the beginning of the next. In this study, we tested whether return-sweep saccades are also guided by font size information and whether this guidance depends on visual acuity of the return-sweep target area. To do this, we manipulated the font size of letters (0.29 vs 0.39° per character) and the length of the first line of text (16 vs 26°). The larger font resulted in return-sweeps that landed further to the right of the line start and in a reduction of under-sweeps compared to the smaller font. This suggests that font size information is used when programming return-sweeps. Return-sweeps in the longer line condition landed further to the right of the line start and the proportion of under-sweeps increased compared to the short line condition. This likely reflects an increase in saccadic undershoot error with the increase in intended saccade size. Critically, there was no interaction between font size and line length. This suggests that when programming return-sweeps, the use of font size information does not depend on visual acuity at the saccade target. Instead, it appears that readers rely on global typographic properties of the text in order to maintain an optimal number of characters to the left of their first fixation on a new line.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/33005/

Source: PubMed

Do readers use character information when programming return-sweep saccades?

Authors: Vasilev, M.R., Adedeji, V.I., Laursen, C., Budka, M. and Slattery, T.J.

Journal: VISION RESEARCH

Volume: 183

Pages: 30-40

eISSN: 1878-5646

ISSN: 0042-6989

DOI: 10.1016/j.visres.2021.01.003

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/33005/

Source: Web of Science (Lite)

Do readers use character information when programming return-sweep saccades?

Authors: Vasilev, M.R., Adedeji, V.I., Laursen, C., Budka, M. and Slattery, T.J.

Journal: Vision Research

Publisher: Elsevier

ISSN: 0042-6989

Abstract:

Reading saccades that occur within a single line of text are guided by the size of letters. However, readers occasionally need to make longer saccades (known as return-sweeps) that take their eyes from the end of one line of text to the beginning of the next. In this study, we tested whether return-sweep saccades are also guided by font size information and whether this guidance depends on visual acuity of the return-sweep target area. To do this, we manipulated the font size of letters (0.29 vs 0.39 deg. per character) and the length of the first line of text (16 vs 26 deg.). The larger font resulted in return-sweeps that landed further to the right of the line start and in a reduction of under-sweeps compared to the smaller font. This suggests that font size information is used when programming return-sweeps. Return-sweeps in the longer line condition landed further to the right of the line start and the proportion of under-sweeps increased compared to the short line condition. This likely reflects an increase in saccadic undershoot error with the increase in intended saccade size. Critically, there was no interaction between font size and line length. This suggests that when programming return-sweeps, the use of font size information does not depend on visual acuity at the saccade target.

Instead, it appears that readers rely on global typographic properties of the text in order to maintain an optimal number of characters to the left of their first fixation on a new line.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/33005/

Source: Manual

Do readers use character information when programming return-sweep saccades?

Authors: Vasilev, M.R., Adedeji, V.I., Laursen, C., Budka, M. and Slattery, T.J.

Journal: Vision research

Volume: 183

Pages: 30-40

eISSN: 1878-5646

ISSN: 0042-6989

DOI: 10.1016/j.visres.2021.01.003

Abstract:

Reading saccades that occur within a single line of text are guided by the size of letters. However, readers occasionally need to make longer saccades (known as return-sweeps) that take their eyes from the end of one line of text to the beginning of the next. In this study, we tested whether return-sweep saccades are also guided by font size information and whether this guidance depends on visual acuity of the return-sweep target area. To do this, we manipulated the font size of letters (0.29 vs 0.39° per character) and the length of the first line of text (16 vs 26°). The larger font resulted in return-sweeps that landed further to the right of the line start and in a reduction of under-sweeps compared to the smaller font. This suggests that font size information is used when programming return-sweeps. Return-sweeps in the longer line condition landed further to the right of the line start and the proportion of under-sweeps increased compared to the short line condition. This likely reflects an increase in saccadic undershoot error with the increase in intended saccade size. Critically, there was no interaction between font size and line length. This suggests that when programming return-sweeps, the use of font size information does not depend on visual acuity at the saccade target. Instead, it appears that readers rely on global typographic properties of the text in order to maintain an optimal number of characters to the left of their first fixation on a new line.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/33005/

Source: Europe PubMed Central

Do readers use character information when programming return-sweep saccades?

Authors: Vasilev, M.R., Adedeji, V.I., Laursen, C., Budka, M. and Slattery, T.J.

Abstract:

Reading saccades that occur within a single line of text are guided by the size of letters. However, readers occasionally need to make longer saccades (known as return-sweeps) that take their eyes from the end of one line of text to the beginning of the next. In this study, we tested whether return-sweep saccades are also guided by font size information and whether this guidance depends on visual acuity of the return-sweep target area. To do this, we manipulated the font size of letters (0.29 vs 0.39 deg. per character) and the length of the first line of text (16 vs 26 deg.). The larger font resulted in return-sweeps that landed further to the right of the line start and in a reduction of under-sweeps compared to the smaller font. This suggests that font size information is used when programming return-sweeps. Return-sweeps in the longer line condition landed further to the right of the line start and the proportion of under-sweeps increased compared to the short line condition. This likely reflects an increase in saccadic undershoot error with the increase in intended saccade size. Critically, there was no interaction between font size and line length. This suggests that when programming return-sweeps, the use of font size information does not depend on visual acuity at the saccade target.

Instead, it appears that readers rely on global typographic properties of the text in order to maintain an optimal number of characters to the left of their first fixation on a new line.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/33005/

Source: arXiv

Do readers use character information when programming return-sweep saccades?

Authors: Vasilev, M.R., Adedeji, V.I., Laursen, C., Budka, M. and Slattery, T.J.

Journal: Vision Research

Volume: 183

Issue: June

Pages: 30-40

Publisher: arXiv

ISSN: 0042-6989

Abstract:

Reading saccades that occur within a single line of text are guided by the size of letters. However, readers occasionally need to make longer saccades (known as return-sweeps) that take their eyes from the end of one line of text to the beginning of the next. In this study, we tested whether return-sweep saccades are also guided by font size information and whether this guidance depends on visual acuity constraints. To do this, we manipulated the font size of letters (0.29 vs 0.39 deg. per character) and the length of the first line of text (16 vs 26 deg.). The larger font resulted in return-sweeps that landed further to the right of the line start and in a reduction of corrective saccades compared to the smaller font. This suggests that font size information is used when programming return-sweeps and corrective saccades. Return-sweeps in the longer line condition landed further to the right of the line start and the proportion of corrective saccades increased compared to the short line condition. This likely reflects an increase in saccadic range error with the increase in saccade size. Critically, however, there was no interaction between font size and line length. This suggests that when programming return-sweeps, the use of font size information does not depend on visual acuity at the saccade target. Instead, it appears that readers rely on global typographic properties of the text in order to maintain an optimal number of characters to the left of their first fixation on a new line.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/33005/

Source: BURO EPrints