Visual field asymmetries in selective attention: Evidence from a modified search paradigm

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 388, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 65-70

  Michael, George A ^a   Ojéda, Nathalie ^a  

^a Lyon University   (France)

Author keywords

Hemispheric asymmetry; Stimuli similarity; Temporal nasal asymmetry; Upper lower asymmetry; Visual field asymmetries; Visual search; Visual selective attention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAIN CORTEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; PARIETAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VISUAL FIELD;

EID: 23944502815     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2005.06.027     Document Type: Article

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