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is that concerned with attracting the eye on a peripheral object. For example, when a light shines in the periphery, the eyes shift gaze on it. It is controlled by the occipital lobe of the cerebral cortex, corroborated by three main tests:
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When an object is focused directly at an object but the eyes drift off their target, the fixation reflex keeps the eyes focused on the original object, albeit moving itself.
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Drawing a figure on the cortex surface will cause eye movements in the direction traveled
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Detecting an image by recording the actual signals from the eyes
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