Abstract
Using a quantitative measure, we analyzed the relationship between visuospatial and representational neglect in right- and left-brain-damaged patients and found signs of representational neglect only in right-brain-damaged patients. Although representational neglect was always associated with visuospatial neglect, suggesting that the two forms share a common underlying mechanism, the most frequent finding in right-brain--damaged patients was that of visuospatial neglect in isolation. A strong influence of the phenomenon of attentional attraction toward space ipsilateral to the lesion in visuospatial, as opposed to imaginal, tasks can account for this finding.
Lingua originale | English |
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pagine (da-a) | 1710-1714 |
Numero di pagine | 5 |
Rivista | Neurology |
Volume | 44 |
Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 1994 |
Keywords
- Attention
- Brain Damage, Chronic
- Dominance, Cerebral
- Humans
- Spatial Behavior
- Visual Perception