For over 100 years, eye movements have been studied and used as indicators of human
sensory and cognitive functions. This review evaluates how eye movements contribute to …

For animals to survive, they must interact with their environment, taking in sensory
information and making appropriate motor responses. Early on during vertebrate evolution …

Humans and other animals often show a strong desire to know the uncertain rewards their
future has in store, even when they cannot use this information to influence the outcome …

The brain makes decisions by accumulating evidence until there is enough to stop and
choose. Neural mechanisms of evidence accumulation are established in association …

Recent evidence suggests that microsaccades are causally linked to the attention-related
modulation of neurons—specifically, that microsaccades toward the attended location are …

Action selection occurs through competition between potential choice options. Neural
correlates of choice competition are observed across frontal cortex and downstream …

Accumulating evidence is supporting the hypothesis that our selective attention is a
manifestation of mechanisms that evolved early in evolution and are shared by many …

The superior colliculus (SC) is arguably the most important visual structure in the mouse
brain and is well known for its involvement in innate responses to visual threats and prey …

A defining feature of the primate visual system is its foveated nature. Processing of foveal
retinal input is important not only for high-quality visual scene analysis but also for ensuring …

When navigating the environment, animals need to prioritize responses to the most relevant
stimuli. Although a theoretical framework for selective visual attention exists, its circuit …