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Virtual Reality Tools for Assessing Unilateral Spatial Neglect: A Novel Opportunity for Data Collection
Published on: March 10, 2021
Visual and motor neglect: Clinical and neurocognitive aspects
1Sorbonne Université, Institut du Cerveau, Paris Brain Institute, ICM, Inserm, CNRS, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, 75013 Paris, France.
Attention relies on brain networks, often right-lateralized, impacting spatial processing. Dysfunctions can cause visual and motor neglect, with potential for clinical recovery.
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Cognitive Psychology
Background:
- Attention is crucial for prioritizing information and responding to events.
- Attentional processes involve large-scale brain networks, primarily fronto-parietal.
- These networks exhibit right-hemisphere dominance, with asymmetries.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review evidence on brain networks supporting attention.
- To present findings on visual and motor neglect.
- To explore mechanisms of clinical recovery from neglect.
Main Methods:
- Review of past and current evidence on attention networks.
- Presentation of clinical and experimental findings on neglect.
- Discussion of recovery mechanisms.
Main Results:
- Right-lateralized fronto-parietal networks are key for attention.
- Damage to these networks can lead to visual and motor neglect.
- Recovery mechanisms for neglect are being investigated.
Conclusions:
- Understanding attention networks is vital for explaining neglect syndromes.
- Further research into recovery mechanisms could improve patient outcomes.
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