Effects of Normative Aging on Eye Movements during Reading
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Aging Effects on the Perceptual Span
3. Aging and Mechanisms of Eye Movement Control
4. Aging and Eye Movements in Alphabetic Reading
5. Aging and Eye Movement Control in Chinese Reading
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Paterson, K.B.; McGowan, V.A.; Warrington, K.L.; Li, L.; Li, S.; Xie, F.; Chang, M.; Zhao, S.; Pagán, A.; White, S.J.; et al. Effects of Normative Aging on Eye Movements during Reading. Vision 2020, 4, 7. https://doi.org/10.3390/vision4010007
Paterson KB, McGowan VA, Warrington KL, Li L, Li S, Xie F, Chang M, Zhao S, Pagán A, White SJ, et al. Effects of Normative Aging on Eye Movements during Reading. Vision. 2020; 4(1):7. https://doi.org/10.3390/vision4010007
Chicago/Turabian StylePaterson, Kevin B., Victoria A. McGowan, Kayleigh L. Warrington, Lin Li, Sha Li, Fang Xie, Min Chang, Sainan Zhao, Ascensión Pagán, Sarah J. White, and et al. 2020. "Effects of Normative Aging on Eye Movements during Reading" Vision 4, no. 1: 7. https://doi.org/10.3390/vision4010007
APA StylePaterson, K. B., McGowan, V. A., Warrington, K. L., Li, L., Li, S., Xie, F., Chang, M., Zhao, S., Pagán, A., White, S. J., & Wang, J. (2020). Effects of Normative Aging on Eye Movements during Reading. Vision, 4(1), 7. https://doi.org/10.3390/vision4010007