Paul asked:
> Of course, that does raise an interesting question. Does the nonfoveated
> information make it into the sensory registers? Does some of it? What
> determines exactly what part of the visual field makes it into the
> registers?
>
I don't know any studies that ask this specific question directly, but since
non-foveated info does indeed seem to guide saccades during reading, it sure
seems like something must be registered, even if outside awareness
(preattentively).
Pat Cabe
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