Lateral eye movements and the recall of spatial information in a familiar, large-scale environment.
The relationship between cerebral asymmetry and memory for locations in a familial large-scale environment was examined. Subjects were classified as showing a preference for right or left hemisphere processing on the basis of the direction of their lateral eye movements. Knowledge of the locations of 10 landmarks in a familial large-scale space was assessed. No differences were found between right and left movers. It was concluded that memory for the location of landmarks in a familiar large-scale space is processed equally effectively by those who prefer to process information with the right or left hemisphere.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003071:Cognition; D004193:Discrimination Learning; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral; D005133:Eye Movements; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory; D011939:Mental Recall; D009949:Orientation; D013028:Space Perception