Visual search in unilateral spatial neglect: The effects of distractors on a dynamic visual search task.
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| Title: | Visual search in unilateral spatial neglect: The effects of distractors on a dynamic visual search task. |
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| Authors: | Emerson, Rebeca Lauren (AUTHOR), García-Molina, Alberto (AUTHOR), López Carballo, Jaume (AUTHOR), García Fernández, Juan (AUTHOR), Aparicio-López, Celeste (AUTHOR), Novo, Junquera (AUTHOR), Sánchez-Carrión, Rocío (AUTHOR), Enseñat-Cantallops, Antonia (AUTHOR), Peña-Casanova, Jordi (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Applied Neuropsychology: Adult. Sep/Oct2019, Vol. 26 Issue 5, p401-410. 10p. 1 Diagram, 2 Charts, 1 Graph. |
| Subjects: | United States. Navy, Eye movements, Stroke patients, Tasks |
| Abstract: | The objective of this study was to examine visual scanning performance in patients with Unilateral Spatial Neglect (USN) in a visual search task. Thirty-one right hemisphere stroke patients with USN were recruited. They performed a dynamic visual search task with two conditions, with and without distractors, while eye movements were monitored with an eye-tracker. The main goal of the task was to select target stimuli that appeared from the top of the screen and moved vertically downward. Target detection and visual scanning percentage were assessed over two hemispaces (right, left) on two conditions (distractor, no distractor). Most Scanned Regions (MSR) were calculated to analyze the areas of the screen where most points of fixation were directed to. Higher target detection rate and visual scanning percentages were found on the right hemispace on both conditions. From the MSRs we found that participants with a center of attention further to the right of the screen also presented smaller overall MSRs. Right hemisphere stroke patients with USN presented not only a significant rightward bias but reduced overall search areas, implying hyperattention does not only restrict search on the horizontal (right-left) axis but the vertical axis (top-bottom) too. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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| Abstract: | The objective of this study was to examine visual scanning performance in patients with Unilateral Spatial Neglect (USN) in a visual search task. Thirty-one right hemisphere stroke patients with USN were recruited. They performed a dynamic visual search task with two conditions, with and without distractors, while eye movements were monitored with an eye-tracker. The main goal of the task was to select target stimuli that appeared from the top of the screen and moved vertically downward. Target detection and visual scanning percentage were assessed over two hemispaces (right, left) on two conditions (distractor, no distractor). Most Scanned Regions (MSR) were calculated to analyze the areas of the screen where most points of fixation were directed to. Higher target detection rate and visual scanning percentages were found on the right hemispace on both conditions. From the MSRs we found that participants with a center of attention further to the right of the screen also presented smaller overall MSRs. Right hemisphere stroke patients with USN presented not only a significant rightward bias but reduced overall search areas, implying hyperattention does not only restrict search on the horizontal (right-left) axis but the vertical axis (top-bottom) too. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 23279095 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/23279095.2018.1434522 |
