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Distractor-dependent frontal neglect

M Husain1, C Kennard

  • 1Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Charing Cross Hospital, Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School, London, U.K. m.husain@cxwms.ac.uk

Neuropsychologia
|June 1, 1997
PubMed
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Distractibility influences visual search in patients with right frontal lobe injury, potentially explaining their spatial neglect. Modifying distractor load impacted neglect differently based on lesion location.

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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Clinical Neurology

Background:

  • Visual neglect is a deficit in spatial attention following brain damage.
  • Frontal lobe lesions are known to cause attentional deficits, but the specific role of distractibility is debated.