The relationship between exogenous and endogenous saccades and attention

Visual scenes typically contain many objects that compete for the control of attention and saccades, on the basis of their intrinsic salience (exogenous control) or their relevance for the goals of the observer (endogenous control). The present chapter reviews the evidence regarding the relationship between endogenous and exogenous attention and saccades. Furthermore, a competitive integration model is presented, which provides a framework for understanding exogenous and endogenous control of saccades as well as. the relationship between attention and saccades.