Eye movements in reading and information processing.

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Abstract
Studies of eye movements in reading and other information-processing tasks such as picture viewing, visual search and problem solving were reviewed. The major emphasis of the review was on reading as a specific example of the more general phenomenon of cognitive processing. Basic topics discussed were the perceptual span, eye guidance, integration across saccades, control of fixation durations, individual differences and eye movements as they relate to dyslexia and speed-reading. Eye movements and the use of peripheral vision and scan paths in picture perception, visual search and pattern recognition was discussed, as was the role of eye movements in visual illusions. The basic theme of the review was that eye-movement data reflect the cognitive processes occurring in a particular task. Theoretical and practical considerations concerning the use of eye-movement data were also presented.