Delayed oculomotor inhibition in patients with lesions to the human frontal oculomotor cortex: Evidence from a study on saccade averaging.

Highlights: [•] Six patients with a lesion to the frontal oculomotor cortex performed a double stimulus paradigm. [•] Latencies to the contralesional visual field were longer when a task instruction was given. [•] This effect was strongest when strong oculomotor inhibition was applied. [•] FEF lesions result in a slowing of the inhibitory signals associated with the rejection of a distractor. [•] These results reveal the important role of the FEF in the voluntary control of eye movements. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]