Mechanisms of spatial attention revealed by hemispatial neglect

Cortex

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 433-442

  Hillis, Argye Elizabeth ^a   Mordkoff, J Toby ^b   Caramazza, Alfonso ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Hemispatial neglect; Spatial attention

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MENTAL TASK; NEGLECT; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; STROKE; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION;

EID: 0032866210     PISSN: 00109452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-9452(08)70811-6     Document Type: Article

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