Reduction of cutaneous reaction time by directing eyes towards the source of stimulation.
Reaction time to expected lateral cutaneous stimulation was measured in Man when the eyes were directed (1) towards the stimulated area, (2) towards another point within the same hemispace and (3) towards the other hemispace. As performance was better in the first case, this suggests that compatible eye postural activity reinforces the effect of spatial attention.
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University of Lille, C.N.R.S. U.A. 308, Department of Psychophysiology, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D005133:Eye Movements; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010775:Photic Stimulation; D011187:Posture; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011930:Reaction Time; D012879:Skin Physiological Phenomena