caa a22 4500 445353589 CHVBK 20180317142852.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110701xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00221-011-2746-4 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00221-011-2746-4 Behavioral responses of trained squirrel and rhesus monkeys during oculomotor tasks [Elektronische Daten] [Shane Heiney, Pablo Blazquez] The oculomotor system is the motor system of choice for many neuroscientists studying motor control and learning because of its simplicity, easy control of inputs (e.g., visual stimulation), and precise control and measurement of motor outputs (eye position). This is especially true in primates, which are easily trained to perform oculomotor tasks. Here we provide the first detailed characterization of the oculomotor performance of trained squirrel monkeys, primates used extensively in oculomotor physiology, during saccade and smooth pursuit tasks, and compare it to that of the rhesus macaque. We found that both primates have similar oculomotor behavior but the rhesus shows a larger oculomotor range, better performance for horizontal saccades above 10 degrees, and better horizontal smooth pursuit gain to target velocities above 15deg/s. These results are important for interspecies comparisons and necessary when selecting the best stimuli to study motor control and motor learning in the oculomotor systems of these primates. Springer-Verlag, 2011 Non-human primate nationallicence Eye movement nationallicence Comparative nationallicence Smooth pursuit nationallicence Saccades nationallicence Heiney Shane Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, Washington University, 4566 Scott Avenue, Box 8115, 63110, St. Louis, MO, USA aut Blazquez Pablo Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, Washington University, 4566 Scott Avenue, Box 8115, 63110, St. Louis, MO, USA aut Experimental Brain Research Springer-Verlag 212/3(2011-07-01), 409-416 0014-4819 212:3<409 2011 212 221 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-011-2746-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-011-2746-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Heiney Shane Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, Washington University, 4566 Scott Avenue, Box 8115, 63110, St. Louis, MO, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Blazquez Pablo Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, Washington University, 4566 Scott Avenue, Box 8115, 63110, St. Louis, MO, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Experimental Brain Research Springer-Verlag 212/3(2011-07-01), 409-416 0014-4819 212:3<409 2011 212 221 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer