A systematic study of visual extinction. Between- and within-field deficits of attention in hemispatial neglect

Brain

Volumn 123, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1263-1279

  Vuilleumier, Patrik O ^a,b,d   Rafal, Robert D ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Grouping; Parietal lobe; Spatial neglect; Subitizing; Visual attention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL DISORDER; VISUAL NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 0034073548     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/123.6.1263     Document Type: Article

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