title: Straight ahead in spatial neglect: evidence that space is shifted, not rotated.
abstract: The egocentric reference appears to be altered in neglect patients, as evidenced by an ipsilesional error when pointing straight ahead. In this study, patients with right brain damage used a horizontal rod to show this straight-ahead direction. There was a systematic rightward translation of the rod, and no clockwise rotation occurred in five of six neglect patients. The results suggest a preferential rightward translation of space representation in neglect.
authors.affiliation: Service de Rééducation Neurologique, Hôpital Swynghedauw, CHRU de Lille, Lille Cedex, France.
authors.forename: Christelle
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Richard
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rousseaux
authors.forename: Arnaud
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saj
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Honoré
mesh_terms: D001828:Body Image; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010468:Perceptual Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D012399:Rotation; D013028:Space Perception