Peripheral vision is optimized to detect movement and large shapes. For example, in the above image, a person looking at the green field is likely to note an odd, large shape in the periphery but not any of its details. In order to resolve detail, the person's center of gaze must shift towards the … Read more about Meaning Guides Eye Movements
The Magic of Change Blindness
Magicians are generous to researchers. Not only do their tricks inspire scientific questions, but those tricks also provide spellbinding demonstrations to hook and interest kids and adults alike. Inspiration and fascination can't be underestimated. They open doors to career paths, hobbies, areas of … Read more about The Magic of Change Blindness
Featured EyeLink Articles
Thousands of articles using EyeLink eye trackers have been published over the last two decades. Many of these articles are in high-impact journals including Nature Neuroscience, Psychological Science, Neuron, PNAS, and many more. Researchers also use EyeLinks to gain insight into a wide range of … Read more about Featured EyeLink Articles
Eye Tracking for Pupillometry
Researchers are increasingly using eye trackers to explore changes in pupil size (pupillometry) in order to reveal insights into cognitive processes. EyeLink eye trackers are capable of detecting changes in pupil size of just 0.1% of the pupil diameter, and their high sampling rates allow pupilliary … Read more about Eye Tracking for Pupillometry
Data Repositories for Eye-Tracking Research
At SR Research, we are keen to support open-access publishing as well as the sharing and distribution of research data. To play a small part in the promotion of free and accessible research, we have a blog post listing open-access journals that regularly publish eye-tracking research. Here, we … Read more about Data Repositories for Eye-Tracking Research
Eye Tracking and EEG
Researchers are increasingly aware of the benefits of combining eye tracking with EEG and other neurophysiological recording equipment. One of the most common rationales for recording simultaneous EEG and eye tracking data is "artefact rejection." Blinks and eye movements themselves (even tiny … Read more about Eye Tracking and EEG
EyeLink Publications
Over the last couple of months we have been working hard updating our database of EyeLink publications. One big change we've made is that the eye tracking research papers listed on the website can now be searched - by year, author name, journal title and keywords. In addition, each reference is … Read more about EyeLink Publications
Eye-Tracking Conferences
There are a number of conferences around the world that include eye-tracking research. Some conferences specifically focus only on eye-tracking data; others are more general but have a fair amount of eye-tracking presentations. Here, we provide a comprehensive list of both types. These … Read more about Eye-Tracking Conferences
Eye-Tracking Open Access Journals
More and more people are publishing eye-tracking research in open-access journals. This is due, in large part, to the increased number of open-access journals as well as greater interest in publishing research that anyone can use and view without paying for access. For ease and convenience, there … Read more about Eye-Tracking Open Access Journals
How does eye tracking work?
Only a generation ago, eye tracking typically required complex and expensive equipment and considerable technical expertise on the part of the researcher. Analyzing eye movement data was often a slow and laborious process. As such, it is perhaps unsurprising that it was a relative niche field. … Read more about How does eye tracking work?
What is eye tracking?
What is eye tracking? Put simply, eye tracking is the process of measuring eye movements. A typical goal for eye tracking research is to establish where people look (i.e., their “point of regard” or “gaze"). To this end, scientists usually use a video-based eye tracker, such as the EyeLink 1000 Plus. … Read more about What is eye tracking?
