Straight ahead in spatial neglect: evidence that space is shifted, not rotated.
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.
Richard
Christelle
C
Service de Rééducation Neurologique, Hôpital Swynghedauw, CHRU de Lille, Lille Cedex, France.
Rousseaux
Marc
M
Saj
Arnaud
A
Honoré
Jacques
J
D001828:Body Image; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010468:Perceptual Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D012399:Rotation; D013028:Space Perception