Abstract: Many factors influence the degree of leftward error (pseudoneglect) that typifies the line bisection performance of normal subjects. We find that viewing distance also exerts a modulating influence on spatial attention in normal subjects, as it appears to do in neglect syndrome. Using forced-choice tachistoscopic line bisection, 38 right-handed subjects (15 male, 23 female) bisected horizontal lines (13.7 degrees w x 0.24 degrees h) presented in the midsagittal plane as a function of line elevation (- 3.6 degrees, 0 degrees, and 3.6 degrees rel...
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Cognitive psychology
Audiology
Developmental psychology