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Probing hemispheric processes in an on-line reading task.

Jeffrey Coney1

  • 1Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia. coney@socs.murdoch.edu.au

Brain and Language
|February 6, 2002
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This study investigated right hemisphere involvement in reading. Findings show the right hemisphere processes abstract nouns in the right visual field, supporting its role in continuous reading.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Psycholinguistics
  • Hemispheric Specialization

Background:

  • Previous research suggested equal hemispheric contribution to lexical processing.
  • Prior studies lacked direct validation of right hemisphere involvement in continuous reading tasks.
  • The role of visual fields in hemispheric processing of abstract vs. concrete nouns remained unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide validating evidence for right hemisphere contribution to continuous reading.
  • To investigate differential visual field processing of abstract and concrete nouns.
  • To explore the right hemisphere's role in lexical processing.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a priming procedure with abstract and concrete noun primes.
  • Employed a continuous reading task.

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  • Analyzed target stimuli presented to the left and right visual fields.

    • Main Results:

    • Concrete targets were primed by concrete nouns in both visual fields.
    • Abstract nouns significantly primed targets only in the right visual field.
    • Faster response times to left visual field targets preceded by abstract nouns were observed.

    Conclusions:

    • Findings support the involvement of the right hemisphere in continuous reading.
    • The right hemisphere's contribution is specifically delimited by this study.
    • Abstract nouns may facilitate left visual field processing by leaving the right hemisphere less encumbered.