Research article summary (published 30 Dec 2001):

Interhemispheric communication of abstract and specific visual-form information.

Full Abstract

Pairs of letters were compared after being viewed in different visual fields (i.e. across-hemispheres, AH) or in the same visual field (i.e. within-hemisphere, WH). In an abstract-category comparison task, participants decided whether two letter exemplars belonged to the same abstract category (e.g. "k" and "K") or not (e.g. "k" and "P") and performed more accurately in AH trials than in WH trials. In a specific-exemplar comparison task, they decided whether two letters within the same abstract category were the same specific exemplars (e.g. "k" and "k") or not (e.g. "k" and "K") and performed more accurately in WH trials than in AH trials. This pattern of results was observed when the exemplars in a category were visually similar (e.g. "k" and "K", "a" and "a") but not when they were visually dissimilar (e.g. "a" and "A"). The reversed association technique was used to confirm the independence of subsystems underlying abstract category and specific-exemplar comparisons. Most important, the results support the theory that a specific-exemplar subsystem is more detrimentally affected by interhemispheric transfer of information than an abstract category subsystem.

Author information

Author/s: Marsolek, Chad J (CJ); Nicholas, Christopher D (CD); Andresen, David R (DR);

Affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, 75 East River Road, Minneapolis 55455, USA. chad.j.marsolek-1(-atsign-)umn.edu

Grants: MH53959-01 (Agency:NIMH NIH HHS) ; MH60442-01A1 (Agency:NIMH NIH HHS)

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

Journal: Neuropsychologia (Neuropsychologia), published in England. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-; vol 40 (issue 12) : pp 1983-99

Dates: Created 2002/09/04; Completed 2002/11/29; Revised 2009/11/11;

PMID: 12207996, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/11/2009, IMS Date: )

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Adult Association Learning - physiology Cerebral Cortex - physiology Female Form Perception - physiology Functional Laterality - physiology Humans

Humans Male Photic Stimulation Psychomotor Performance - physiology Reaction Time - physiology Reading Visual Perception - physiology

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