Gaze Mapping
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Combining Computer Game-Based Behavioural Experiments With High-Density EEG and Infrared Gaze Tracking
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2010
Procedures for recording high-density EEG and gaze data during computer game-based cognitive tasks are described. Using a video game to present cognitive tasks enhances ecological validity without sacrificing experimental control.
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A Gaze-Contingent Display Framework for Perceptual Learning Research with Simulated Central Vision Loss
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2025
We present development of a gaze-contingent display framework designed for perceptual and oculomotor research simulating central vision loss. This framework is particularly adaptable for studying compensatory behavioral and oculomotor strategies in individuals experiencing both simulated and pathological central vision loss.
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Fate Mapping
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2023
Fate mapping is a technique used to understand how embryonic cells divide, differentiate, and migrate during development. In classic fate mapping experiments, cells in different areas of an embryo are labeled with a chemical dye and then tracked to determine which tissues or structures they form. Technological improvements now allow for individual cells to be marked and traced throughout embryonic development and adulthood. This video reviews the concepts behind fate mapping, and then details a...
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Motor Maps
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2023
Source: Laboratories of Jonas T. Kaplan and Sarah I. Gimbel—University of Southern California One principle of brain organization is the topographic mapping of information. Especially in sensory and motor cortices, adjacent regions of the brain tend to represent information from adjacent parts of the body, resulting in maps of the body expressed on the surface of the brain. The primary sensory and motor maps in the brain surround a prominent sulcus known as the central sulcus. The cortex...
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Using Topographic Maps to Generate Topographic Profiles
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2023
Source: Laboratory of Alan Lester - University of Colorado Boulder Topographic maps are "plan-view" representations of Earth's three-dimensional surface. They are a standard type of map-view that provides an overhead, or aerial, perspective. Among the defining features of a topographic map are the contour lines that indicate locations of constant elevation. The elevation interval between the contour lines is dependent on the level of detail provided by the map and the kind of topography present.
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The main analytical step is temporal alignment: recorded gaze coordinates must be matched to the corresponding location in an image, video, interface, or real-world scene. This alignment allows researchers to distinguish where attention was directed at particular moments rather than treating all looks as equivalent. The resulting representation preserves changes in visual attention that can be examined across a task.
Predefined areas of interest provide consistent regions for comparing gaze behavior across conditions or participants. Researchers can examine how attention is distributed among selected parts of a scene, interface, image, or video instead of relying only on an overall visualization. This makes it easier to relate observed looking patterns to task demands, environmental cues, or differences between experimental groups.
Fixation maps, heatmaps, and scanpaths emphasize different aspects of visual behavior. Fixation maps show where stable looks occur, heatmaps summarize the concentration of gaze across a visual field, and scanpaths represent the sequence of gaze locations over time. Selecting among them helps researchers focus on spatial concentration, individual or group patterns, or the order in which visual information was examined.
Gaze patterns become more informative when interpreted alongside task performance and decision-making. A researcher can examine whether differences in looking behavior correspond to how participants perform a task or respond to visual information. This connection helps behavioral studies investigate attention and cognitive processes while keeping eye movements tied to observable actions and experimental conditions.
A typical workflow begins by recording gaze coordinates with an eye-tracking system during exposure to a selected image, video, interface, or real-world scene. Researchers then align those coordinates with the viewed material, generate an appropriate visualization, and define areas of interest when regional comparisons are needed. Finally, they compare patterns across participants or conditions in relation to the task.
Researchers can apply the same visual representation and predefined areas of interest across participants or conditions, then examine differences in where gaze is concentrated or how it moves through the scene. Such comparisons can quantify changes in attention during visual search, decision-making, or responses to cues. The approach is useful when behavioral differences need a corresponding measure of visual attention.
In behavioral research, gaze mapping supports studies of psychology, neuroscience, human-computer interaction, education, and clinical assessment. It can be applied to visual search, decision-making, task performance, and responses to social or environmental cues. By linking gaze behavior with viewed materials and participant outcomes, the method provides a way to study attention across laboratory, interface, and real-world contexts.