Table A4.
Comparison of children and adult saccade latencies between this study and past studies. Where exact values were not provided in previous studies, we have approximated values from the published figures, at mean ages comparable to the ages tested in this study.
| Study | Initial saccade latency (ms) | Age (y) | Target amplitude (°) | Paradigm | Sample size per group (n) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This study, mean (SD) | 186.4 (129) | 7–12 | 8 or 10 | Overlap paradigm | 15 |
| 162.1 (79.9) | 19–25 | ||||
| Cohen & Ross (1977) | ∼273 | Mean 8.7 | 15 L/R | No warning signal | 10 |
| ∼218 | Unspecified adult | ||||
| Cohen & Ross (1978) | ∼258 | Mean 8.5 | 10 L/R | No warning signal | 10 |
| ∼223 | Mean 23.7 | ||||
| Munoz et al. (1998) | ∼325 | 9 | 20 L/R | Overlap paradigm | ∼16 |
| ∼250 | 23 | ||||
| Salman et al. (2006), mean (SD) | 248.7 (20.5) | 8–19 | 10 R | — | 39 |
| 253.6 (27.4) | — | 10 L | |||
| Bucci & Seassau (2012) | ∼300 | 9 | 15 L/R | Overlap paradigm | 16 |