“We found that inter-species differences in noise levels & their theoretically predicted impacts on visual sensitivity are qualitatively consistent w/ our experimentally observed differences in saccadic suppression strength between the fish & the monkeys.”

New work from @arrenberglab.bsky.social 🔥

Species-specific oculomotor control tolerances predict saccadic suppression strength in macaques and zebrafish https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.06.09.658731v1

Saccadic Suppression Enhances Saliency of Prey-Like Stimuli in the Optic Tectum https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.21.639462v1

Saccadic Suppression Enhances Saliency of Prey-Like Stimuli in the Optic Tectum https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.21.639462v1

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