Underestimation of contralateral space in neglect: A deficit in the "where" task

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 159, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 319-328

  Pitzalis, Sabrina ^a,b   Di Russo, Francesco ^a,c   Figliozzi, Francesca ^a,b   Spinelli, Donatella ^a,c  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME FORO ITALICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Magno vs. parvo systems; Misperception; Neglect; Perceptual vs. motor; Space; Stimulus contrast

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLOR VISION; CONTRALATERAL NEGLECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMINANCE; MALE; PERCEPTION DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN DAMAGE, CHRONIC; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SPACE PERCEPTION; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VISION;

EID: 11144299101     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-004-1954-6     Document Type: Article

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