https://doi.org/10.1140/epjs/s11734-025-01590-3
Regular Article
Dynamics of oculomotor patterns during prolonged visual processing
Baltic Center for Neurotechnology and Artificial Intelligence, Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, 14 Alexander Nevsky Street, 236016, Kaliningrad, Russia
Received:
30
January
2025
Accepted:
14
March
2025
Published online:
8
April
2025
This study examines the dynamics of behavioral and physiological responses during prolonged engagement with an ambiguous visual stimulus. Over the course of the experiment, which involved the presentation of the Necker cube, participants demonstrated a reduction in error rate and reaction time, indicating a learning effect despite increasing fatigue levels, as revealed by subjective assessments. Analysis of eye-tracking data showed that fixation duration significantly correlated with error rate, suggesting shifts in cognitive processing strategies throughout the experiment. Additionally, pupil size was found to be larger during incorrect interpretations, which may indicate the predominance of an insight-based strategy in error-prone trials. These findings provide further insight into the adaptive mechanisms of perceptual decision-making under conditions of ambiguity.
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