Sensory and motor aspects of pseudoneglect, hemifield, and hemispace in the tactile modality.
Two experiments were conducted with right-handed adult subjects to investigate motor and sensory components of a tactual line bisection task performed under three conditions: at midline, in the left, and in the right hemispaces. In the sensory experiment we found a left-hand rather than a right-hand superiority under the midline condition and, in the motor experiment, a right-hand rather than a left-hand superiority. The results were discussed with respect to hemispheric specialization and hemispace theories. Furthermore, we found a pseudoneglect (subjects bisected to the left of the midpoint) in the sensory experiment and a surprising reversed pseudoneglect (subjects bisected to the right of the midpoint) in the motor experiment.
Sampaio
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Laboratoire de Psychologie Expérimentale, Paris, France.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers / Q000502:physiology; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010812:Physical Stimulation; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000502:physiology*