Saccades are rapid, ballistic eye movements that shift the point of gaze from one location to another. They are the primary way we scan the visual world — we don't move our eyes smoothly across a scene, we jump in discrete "saccades."
Key Properties
- •Speed — very fast (up to 900°/sec)
- •Ballistic — once initiated, trajectory is largely fixed
- •Suppressed vision — we are effectively "blind" during the movement
- •Precision — can be trained for stability and controllability
In ONDA Life
Part 7 "Saccadic Stability" refers to the precision and controllability of eye micro-movements when scanning space. Training saccadic stability supports perceptual clarity and reduces cognitive load when processing visual information.
Scientific Basis
Built on: Polyvagal Theory (Porges); Psychoneuroimmunology (Ader & Cohen); neuroplasticity research.