Shifting visual attention between objects and locations: evidence from normal and parietal lesion subjects

J Exp Psychol Gen. 1994 Jun;123(2):161-77. doi: 10.1037//0096-3445.123.2.161.

Abstract

Space- and object-based attention components were examined in neurologically normal and parietal-lesion subjects, who detected a luminance change at 1 of 4 ends of 2 outline rectangles. One rectangle end was precued (75% valid); on invalid-cue trials, the target appeared at the other end of the cued rectangle or at 1 end of the uncued rectangle. For normals, the cost for invalid cues was greater for targets in the uncued rectangle, indicating an object-based component. Both right- and left-hemisphere patients showed costs that were greater for contralesional targets. For right-hemisphere patients, the object cost was equivalent for contralesional and ipsilesional targets, indicating a spatial deficit, whereas the object cost for left-hemisphere patients was larger for contralesional targets, indicating an object deficit.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Attention / physiology*
  • Brain Damage, Chronic / physiopathology*
  • Brain Damage, Chronic / psychology
  • Cues
  • Dominance, Cerebral / physiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mental Recall / physiology
  • Middle Aged
  • Neuropsychological Tests
  • Orientation / physiology*
  • Parietal Lobe / physiopathology*
  • Pattern Recognition, Visual / physiology*
  • Psychomotor Performance / physiology
  • Reaction Time / physiology