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ERIC Number: EJ962480
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Jul
Pages: 12
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0278-2626
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Hemispheric Asymmetry in the Efficiency of Attentional Networks
Asanowicz, Dariusz; Marzecova, Anna; Jaskowski, Piotr; Wolski, Piotr
Brain and Cognition, v79 n2 p117-128 Jul 2012
Despite the fact that hemispheric asymmetry of attention has been widely studied, a clear picture of this complex phenomenon is still lacking. The aim of the present study was to provide an efficient and reliable measurement of potential hemispheric asymmetries of three attentional networks, i.e. alerting, orienting and executive attention. Participants (N = 125) were tested with the Lateralized Attention Network Test (LANT) that allowed us to investigate the efficiency of the networks in both visual fields (VF). We found a LVF advantage when a target occurred in an unattended location, which seems to reflect right hemisphere superiority in control of the reorienting of attention. Furthermore, a LVF advantage in conflict resolution was observed, which may indicate hemispheric asymmetry of the executive network. No VF effect for alerting was found. The results, consistent with the common notion of general right hemisphere dominance for attention, provide a more detailed account of hemispheric asymmetries of the attentional networks than previous studies using the LANT task. (Contains 2 tables and 3 figures.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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