Using eye-tracking methods in infant memory research
Ayşegül Özkan · The Journal of Neurobehavioral Sciences · 2018
Eye-tracking systems have improved as a direct consequence of technological developments, particularly since the 2000s, related to the smartphone industry. In psychology research, such systems have been used to investigate human cognitive processes based on the fact that the eyes work in conjunction with the central nervous system, thus the direction of the eyes can be used to provide information about the brainÂ’s cognitive process. This current review explains eye-tracking methodology linked to eye movements, to evaluate eye-tracker systems in terms of their advantages and disadvantages, and then discusses using eye-tracking methods in psychology and neuroscience researches, specifically focused on eye-tracking used on infantsÂ’ memory studies using eye-tracking. The methodologies of these studies are compared to determine how a particular eye-tracking method may be useful for infant memory research.