The role of saccade preparation in lateralized word recognition: Evidence for the attentional bias theory

► Saccade preparation orients attention to the saccade target location. ► RVF Superiority is tested when attention is oriented by saccade preparation. ►Saccades improves performance in a verbal task in both visual fields. ► Making a saccade away from stimuli decreases performance in both visual fields. ► Our results argue for attentional bias theory.