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Menno Van der Schoot1, Robert Licht, Tako M Horsley

  • 1Department of Clinical Neuropsychology, Vrije Universiteit, Van der Boechorststraat 1, 1081 BT, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. m.van.der.schoot@psy.vu.nl

Acta Psychologica
|February 22, 2003
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Inhibitory control during a stop task was enhanced when signals appeared in the right visual field, suggesting left-hemisphere involvement in attention and response inhibition.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Neuropsychology
  • Human Brain Research

Background:

  • Understanding hemispheric specialization is crucial for cognitive neuroscience.
  • The stop task is a widely used paradigm to assess inhibitory control.
  • Previous research suggests lateralization in various cognitive functions, but its role in stop task inhibition requires further clarification.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate hemispheric specialization in the context of stop task performance.
  • To determine if visual field presentation of stop signals influences inhibitory control.
  • To explore the neural systems underlying sustained attention and response inhibition.

Main Methods:

  • Participants performed a stop task with visual stimuli presented in either the left or right visual field.

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  • Inhibitory performance was measured by accuracy and reaction times.
  • Data analysis focused on comparing performance based on stop signal location.

    • Main Results:

    • Significantly better inhibitory performance was observed for stop signals presented in the right visual field.
    • This finding supports the engagement of a left-lateralized neural system during stop task execution.
    • The results indicate a role for active attention mechanisms in response inhibition.

    Conclusions:

    • Hemispheric specialization plays a role in inhibitory control during stop tasks.
    • The left hemisphere appears to be preferentially involved in processing stop signals and executing inhibitory actions.
    • Stop tasks may serve as a model for studying sustained attention and response inhibition within an activation task framework.