1. Visual Hemi-Inattention and Oculomotor Impersistence
- Author
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Cris W. Johnston
- Subjects
endocrine system ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Stroke patient ,Fixation (visual) ,medicine ,Audiology ,Psychology ,Normal control ,Hemi-inattention ,Developmental psychology - Abstract
The ability to maintain steady fixation for short periods of time was found to decrease as the severity of visual hemi-inattention increased in right-hemisphere stroke patients and matched normal control subjects. Performance was best in the central area of the visual-spatial field and worst in peripheral areas. It is suggested that the paradigm employed reveals the manifestation of a “general” inattention phenomenon that shares the same underlying mechanism as hemi-inattention.
- Published
- 1984
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