"Saccades" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An abrupt voluntary shift in ocular fixation from one point to another, as occurs in reading.
| Descriptor ID |
D012438
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G14.350.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Saccades- Saccades
- Saccade
- Saccadic Eye Movements
- Eye Movement, Saccadic
- Eye Movements, Saccadic
- Movement, Saccadic Eye
- Movements, Saccadic Eye
- Saccadic Eye Movement
- Pursuit, Saccadic
- Pursuits, Saccadic
- Saccadic Pursuit
- Saccadic Pursuits
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Saccades" by people in Profiles.
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Stable readout of visual representations mediates flexible generalization. Nat Commun. 2026 Jun 24; 17(1).
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Attention-related modulation in the superior colliculus encodes perceptual sensitivity, but not perceptual choice. Nat Commun. 2026 Feb 28; 17(1).
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Population-Level Activity Dissociates Preparatory Overt from Covert Attention. J Neurosci. 2026 01 14; 46(2).
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Anti-saccade error rates are associated with somatic depressive symptoms in cocaine use disorder. J Psychopharmacol. 2026 Feb; 40(2):296-304.
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The BAsic NeuroCognitive Continuum (BANCC): Delineation of dimensional and categorical features for etiological and treatment investigations of idiopathic psychosis. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2025 Nov; 79(11):747-756.
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Differentiating biomarker features and familial characteristics of B-SNIP psychosis Biotypes. Transl Psychiatry. 2025 Aug 14; 15(1):281.
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Multiplexing of cognitive encoding by oculomotor networks leads to incidental gaze shifts. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025 Apr 15; 122(15):e2422331122.
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Posterior Parietal Cortex Plays a Causal Role in Abstract Memory-Based Visual Categorical Decisions. J Neurosci. 2023 06 07; 43(23):4315-4328.
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Reduced task-evoked pupillary response in preparation for an executive cognitive control response among individuals across the psychosis spectrum. Schizophr Res. 2022 10; 248:79-88.
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Psychosis Biotypes: Replication and Validation from the B-SNIP Consortium. Schizophr Bull. 2022 01 21; 48(1):56-68.