Comparison of hemispheric asymmetry in global and local information processing and interference in divided and selective attention using spatial frequency filters

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 181, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 519-529

  Yoshida, Takeshi ^a   Yoshino, Aihide ^a   Takahashi, Yoshitomo ^b   Nomura, Soichiro ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^b National Defense Medical Research Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Divided attention; Event related potentials; Hemispheric asymmetry; Hierarchical letter; Selective attention; Spatial frequency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ASYMMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEFT HEMISPHERE; MALE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; SPATIAL FREQUENCY DISCRIMINATION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; ATTENTION; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBRAL CORTEX; COGNITION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 34447528691     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-007-0948-6     Document Type: Article

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