Frontal and posterior ERPs related to line bisection


ÇİÇEK M., Nalcaci E., Kalaycioglu C.

PERCEPTUAL AND MOTOR SKILLS, cilt.105, sa.2, ss.587-608, 2007 (SSCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 105 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Doi Numarası: 10.2466/pms.105.2.587-608
  • Dergi Adı: PERCEPTUAL AND MOTOR SKILLS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.587-608
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The aim of this study was to investigate the dynamic nature of the cortical visuospatial attention processes during the line bisection test, which is sensitive to perceptual asymmetries. EEGs of 26 normal volunteers were recorded during the administration of a computerized line bisection test, which requires participants mark the midline of lines using a mouse. Two event-related potentials subsequent and time locked to the line presentations, namely, P300 and a positive slow wave, were obtained. Findings suggested that both potentials were related to the test performance, and the right hemisphere was more active. Analysis suggested a right parietotemporal and superior parietal locus for the P300 and right prefrontal activity for the positive slow wave. A dynamic asymmetrical activity was identified, such that after primary visual perception, spatial processing is then initiated in the right parictotemporal cortex and then proceeds to the right prefrontal cortex.