The amplitude of goal-directed 10° elicited saccades and the probability that the main saccade will be followed by multiple corrective saccades increased significantly for 10 subjects after Scopolamine treatment (0.5-mg intramuscularly injected). The results suggest a perceptual rather than a motor effect for the drug.
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