title: How strongly linked are mental time and space along the left-right axis?
abstract: Different lines of research suggest that our mental representations of time and space are linked, though the strength of this linkage has only recently been addressed for the front-back mental timeline (Eikmeier, Schröter, Maienborn, Alex-Ruf, & Ulrich, 2013). The present study extends this investigation to the left-right mental timeline. In contrast to what was found in the cited previous study, the obtained space-time congruency effects were smaller than benchmark stimulus-response congruency effects in control conditions. This pattern of results suggests that the representations of time and space are less strongly linked for the left-right axis than for the back-front axis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology.
authors.forename: Verena
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Eikmeier
authors.affiliation: German Department.
authors.forename: Simone
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Alex-Ruf
authors.affiliation: German Department.
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Maienborn
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology.
authors.forename: Rolf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ulrich
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010775:Photic Stimulation; D011930:Reaction Time / Q000502:physiology; D013028:Space Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D013998:Time Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D055815:Young Adult