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Perceived motion induced by a neglected stimulus.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19969008     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
An illusion of motion can be induced by presenting a horizontal line suddenly between two visual markers. If one marker is briefly illuminated (the "cue") prior to the appearance of the line, the line appears to spread from the cue toward the other marker. This is termed the line-motion illusion, and was here reliably demonstrated in a sample of elderly participants. Two patients with left hemineglect reliably reported rightward spread when the cue was on the left, despite being unable to detect the cue when presented without the line. Indeed, rightward motion following a left-sided cue was reported more reliably than leftward motion following a right-sided cue, and one patient effectively failed to report the illusion as a leftward spread at all. These results support the view that low-level mechanisms process motion in the absence of attention, but the attentional bias in neglect then inhibits the reporting of motion into the neglected side.
Authors:
Arwen Markwick; Michael C Corballis
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2009-12-05
Journal Detail:
Title:  Neuropsychologia     Volume:  48     ISSN:  1873-3514     ISO Abbreviation:  Neuropsychologia     Publication Date:  2010 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-02-24     Completed Date:  2010-06-09     Revised Date:  2010-08-30    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0020713     Medline TA:  Neuropsychologia     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1041-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright (c) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Auckland, Auckland 1142, New Zealand. Arwen.markwick@dpag.ox.ac.uk
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Attention*
Cues
Female
Functional Laterality*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Motion Perception*
Neuropsychological Tests
Optical Illusions*
Orientation
Pattern Recognition, Visual*
Space Perception*
Task Performance and Analysis
Visual Fields
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Erratum In:
Neuropsychologia. 2010 Sep;48(11):3376

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