Primary Assay — Rhesus Macaque
Visual Attention / Saccade Tasks
Macaca mulatta
Macaques are the gold standard for systems studies of attention and oculomotor control. Saccade latency, fixation accuracy, and target detection under distractor load map onto frontal eye field, LIP, and superior colliculus circuits.
Quantitative Output
Measured Parameters
Every parameter is automatically tracked frame-by-frame in the ConductVision pipeline for Macaca mulatta.
| Parameter | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Saccade latency | ms | Cue to saccade onset |
| Fixation accuracy | deg | Eye position vs target |
| Detection accuracy | % | Target hit rate |
| Distractor cost | ms | RT slowing with distractors |
References
Citations for Visual Attention / Saccade Tasks
- Goldberg ME, Wurtz RH. (1972). Activity of superior colliculus in behaving monkey. J Neurophysiol, 35(4), 542-559. PMID: 4624739
Compatible Equipment
Hardware for Rhesus Macaque Research
NHP Behavioral Chair / Touchscreen
Cognitive task delivery
Eye-Tracking System (Sampling >500 Hz)
Saccade and fixation analysis
Reach Kinematic Capture System
Marker-based motor analysis
Social Housing Arena with Overhead Camera
Group behavior tracking
Automated Home-Cage Monitoring
Activity and welfare metrics
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Our team will configure the protocol, camera rig, and analysis pipeline for your rhesus macaque facility.
