Unilateral visual neglect overcome by cues implicit in stimulus arrays.
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چکیده
The case of a man with a right hemisphere lesion and with evidence of left-sided visuospatial neglect is reported. On a variety of verbal and nonverbal tasks his performance was significantly modified by information implicit in stimulus configurations. Neglect deficits were present on tests involving spatially distinct or meaningless stimulus arrays but almost absent when stimuli were continuous or meaningfully integrated.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry
دوره 52 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1989