The effect of acute ethanol challenge on global visuospatial attention: Exaggeration of leftward bias in line bisection

Laterality

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 327-342

  Leone, Lynnette ^a   McCourt, Mark E ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethanol; Line bisection; Pseudoneglect; Visuospatial attention

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; VISION;

ADULT; ATTENTION; ETHANOL; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SPACE PERCEPTION; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 77951202698     PISSN: 1357650X     EISSN: 14640678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13576500902781745     Document Type: Article

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