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Camenzind M, Göbel N, Eberhard-Moscicka A, Knobel S, Hegi H, Single M, Kaufmann B, Schumacher R, Nyffeler T, Nef T, Müri R. The phenomenology of pareidolia in healthy subjects and patients with left- or right-hemispheric stroke. Heliyon 2024; 10:e27414. [PMID: 38468958 PMCID: PMC10926141 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e27414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2023] [Revised: 02/21/2024] [Accepted: 02/28/2024] [Indexed: 03/13/2024] Open
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Pareidolia are perceptions of recognizable images or meaningful patterns where none exist. In recent years, this phenomenon has been increasingly studied in healthy subjects and patients with neurological or psychiatric diseases. The current study examined pareidolia production in a group of 53 stroke patients and 82 neurologically healthy controls who performed a natural images task. We found a significant reduction of absolute pareidolia production in left- and right-hemispheric stroke patients, with right-hemispheric patients producing overall fewest pareidolic output. Responses were categorized into 28 distinct categories, with 'Animal', 'Human', 'Face', and 'Body parts' being the most common, accounting for 72% of all pareidolia. Regarding the percentages of the different categories of pareidolia, we found a significant reduction for the percentage of "Body parts" pareidolia in the left-hemispheric patient group as compared to the control group, while the percentage of this pareidolia type was not significantly reduced in right-hemispheric patients compared to healthy controls. These results support the hypothesis that pareidolia production may be influenced by local-global visual processing with the left hemisphere being involved in local and detailed analytical visual processing to a greater extent. As such, a lesion to the right hemisphere, that is believed to be critical for global visual processing, might explain the overall fewest pareidolic output produced by the right-hemispheric patients.
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- M. Camenzind
- Perception and Eye Movement Laboratory, Departments of Neurology and BioMedical Research, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital and University of Bern, Switzerland
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- Perception and Eye Movement Laboratory, Departments of Neurology and BioMedical Research, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital and University of Bern, Switzerland
- Research and Analysis Services, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Perception and Eye Movement Laboratory, Departments of Neurology and BioMedical Research, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital and University of Bern, Switzerland
- Department of Neurology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland
- Department of Psychology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Gerontechnology and Rehabilitation Group, ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Gerontechnology and Rehabilitation Group, ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Gerontechnology and Rehabilitation Group, ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Neurocenter, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Lucerne, Switzerland
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- Perception and Eye Movement Laboratory, Departments of Neurology and BioMedical Research, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital and University of Bern, Switzerland
- Department of Neurology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland
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- Neurocenter, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Lucerne, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland
- Gerontechnology and Rehabilitation Group, ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Perception and Eye Movement Laboratory, Departments of Neurology and BioMedical Research, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital and University of Bern, Switzerland
- Department of Neurology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland
- Gerontechnology and Rehabilitation Group, ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Rapid visual perception is often viewed as a bottom-up process. Category-preferred neural regions are often characterized as automatic, default processing mechanisms for visual inputs of their categorical preference. To explore the sensitivity of such regions to top-down information, we examined three scene-preferring brain regions, the occipital place area (OPA), the parahippocampal place area (PPA), and the retrosplenial complex (RSC) and tested whether the processing of outdoor scenes is influenced by the functional contexts in which they are seen. Context was manipulated by presenting real-world landscape images as if being viewed through a window or within a picture frame-manipulations that do not affect scene content but do affect one's functional knowledge regarding the scene. This manipulation influences neural scene processing (as measured by fMRI): The OPA and the PPA exhibited greater neural activity when participants viewed images as if through a window as compared with within a picture frame, whereas the RSC did not show this difference. In a separate behavioral experiment, functional context affected scene memory in predictable directions (boundary extension). Our interpretation is that the window context denotes three dimensionality, therefore rendering the perceptual experience of viewing landscapes as more realistic. Conversely, the frame context denotes a 2-D image. As such, more spatially biased scene representations in the OPA and the PPA are influenced by differences in top-down, perceptual expectations generated from context. In contrast, more semantically biased scene representations in the RSC are likely to be less affected by top-down signals that carry information about the physical layout of a scene.
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Lopez A, Caffò AO, Postma A, Bosco A. How to separate coordinate and categorical spatial relation components in integrated spatial representations: A new methodology for analysing sketch maps. Scand J Psychol 2020; 61:607-615. [DOI: 10.1111/sjop.12633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2019] [Accepted: 02/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Antonella Lopez
- Department of Educational Sciences, Psychology, Communication University of Study Bari Bari Italy
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- Department of Educational Sciences, Psychology, Communication University of Study Bari Bari Italy
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- Experimental Psychology Helmholtz Institute Utrecht University Utrecht The Netherlands
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- Department of Educational Sciences, Psychology, Communication University of Study Bari Bari Italy
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Mahon S, Faulkner J, Barker-Collo S, Krishnamurthi R, Jones K, Feigin V. Slowed Information Processing Speed at Four Years Poststroke: Evidence and Predictors from a Population-Based Follow-up Study. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2019; 29:104513. [PMID: 31784380 DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2019.104513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2019] [Revised: 10/05/2019] [Accepted: 11/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Slowed Information Processing Speed (IPS) is a commonly reported cognitive deficit following stroke, affecting up to 50% to 70 % of stroke survivors. IPS has a major influence on poststroke cognitive dysfunction, affecting quality of life and increasing dependence on others. Few studies have examined predictors of slow IPS after stroke, and there is a paucity of data in terms of long-term prevalence. This study examined baseline predictors associated with long-term slow IPS in a population-based stroke incidence cohort, 4 years after stroke onset. METHODS Adults with stroke (n = 133, m = 71.1 ± 13.5 years) completed the Symbol Digit Modalities Test (SDMT) at 4 years poststroke. Baseline predictors were obtained within 2 weeks of the acute event. Multivariate regression linear and logistic models were used to identify baseline predictors (reported as OR with 95%CI) and prevalence of impaired IPS at 4-years. RESULTS 51% of people with stroke had low scores on the SDMT as indicated by a score of -1.0 SD to -2.5 SD (ranging from low to very low respectively). There were significant associations between slow IPS at 4-years after controlling for age and education level and the following baseline factors: older age (>75 years) (OR 3.03, 95% CI .9-9.3,P = .05), previous stroke (OR 2.74, 95% CI 1.0-7.4,P = .05), high cholesterol (OR 2.72, 95% CI 1.3-5.4,p = .01), hypertension (OR 1.82, 95% CI 0.9-3.6,p = .05), and presence of coronary artery disease (OR 3.35, 95% CI 1.6-9.6,P = .01), or arrhythmia (OR 4.40, 95% CI 1.5-12.4,P = .01). CONCLUSIONS Even after 4-years poststroke, slowed IPS is highly prevalent, with comorbid vascular risk factors significantly contributing to persistent impaired IPS. Early identification of adults who are at higher risk of deficits in IPS is vital to targeting the timely delivery of cognitive rehabilitation interventions, improving overall outcomes.
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- Susan Mahon
- National Institute for Stroke and Applied Neurosciences, Faculty of Health and Environmental Studies, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand; School of Public Health and Psychosocial Studies, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand.
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- National Institute for Stroke and Applied Neurosciences, Faculty of Health and Environmental Studies, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
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- National Institute for Stroke and Applied Neurosciences, Faculty of Health and Environmental Studies, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
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- National Institute for Stroke and Applied Neurosciences, Faculty of Health and Environmental Studies, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
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- National Institute for Stroke and Applied Neurosciences, Faculty of Health and Environmental Studies, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
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Zhen Z, Kong X, Huang L, Yang Z, Wang X, Hao X, Huang T, Song Y, Liu J. Quantifying the variability of scene-selective regions: Interindividual, interhemispheric, and sex differences. Hum Brain Mapp 2017; 38:2260-2275. [PMID: 28117508 PMCID: PMC6866930 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.23519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2016] [Revised: 01/03/2017] [Accepted: 01/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Scene-selective regions (SSRs), including the parahippocampal place area (PPA), retrosplenial cortex (RSC), and transverse occipital sulcus (TOS), are among the most widely characterized functional regions in the human brain. However, previous studies have mostly focused on the commonality within each SSR, providing little information on different aspects of their variability. In a large group of healthy adults (N = 202), we used functional magnetic resonance imaging to investigate different aspects of topographical and functional variability within SSRs, including interindividual, interhemispheric, and sex differences. First, the PPA, RSC, and TOS were delineated manually for each individual. We then demonstrated that SSRs showed substantial interindividual variability in both spatial topography and functional selectivity. We further identified consistent interhemispheric differences in the spatial topography of all three SSRs, but distinct interhemispheric differences in scene selectivity. Moreover, we found that all three SSRs showed stronger scene selectivity in men than in women. In summary, our work thoroughly characterized the interindividual, interhemispheric, and sex variability of the SSRs and invites future work on the origin and functional significance of these variabilities. Additionally, we constructed the first probabilistic atlases for the SSRs, which provide the detailed anatomical reference for further investigations of the scene network. Hum Brain Mapp 38:2260-2275, 2017. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Zonglei Zhen
- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning & IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain ResearchBeijing Normal UniversityBeijing100875China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning & IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain ResearchBeijing Normal UniversityBeijing100875China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning & IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain ResearchBeijing Normal UniversityBeijing100875China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning & IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain ResearchBeijing Normal UniversityBeijing100875China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning & IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain ResearchBeijing Normal UniversityBeijing100875China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning & IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain ResearchBeijing Normal UniversityBeijing100875China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning & IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain ResearchBeijing Normal UniversityBeijing100875China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning & IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain ResearchBeijing Normal UniversityBeijing100875China
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- School of PsychologyBeijing Normal UniversityBeijing100875China
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Niwa S, Shimodozono M, Kawahira K. Prevalence and association of visual functional deficits with lesion characteristics and functional neurological deficits in patients with stroke. NeuroRehabilitation 2015; 37:203-11. [PMID: 26484512 DOI: 10.3233/nre-151253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Stroke frequently induces visual problems, which impair activities of daily living, lead to falls, and require rehabilitation. However, visual dysfunction has not been well characterized in stroke. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to characterize visual function in patients with stroke and the association of these characteristics with neurological dysfunction and lesion hemisphere. METHODS In 40 patients with stroke and 321 control subjects, we carried out an assessment of a broad panel of visual and neurological functional metrics to identify risk factors for specific visual impairments in stroke. RESULTS Patients with stroke exhibited a significantly higher rate of occurrence for impairments in all visual metrics assessed, when compared to healthy controls. Risk for particular visual deficits varied according to lesion side (right versus left hemisphere) and specific types of neurological dysfunction. CONCLUSIONS Detailed assessment of visual function in patients with stroke can help to clarify the risk of various types of visual impairment. Moreover, as visual function assessment in patients with stroke is difficult, knowledge of the correlation of visual impairments with different neurological dysfunctions observed in stroke and lesion side will help predict vision problems and inform optimal corrective measures in treating patients with stroke.
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- Sayoko Niwa
- School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine, Graduated School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine, Graduated School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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Su CY, Wuang YP, Lin YH, Su JH. The role of processing speed in post-stroke cognitive dysfunction. Arch Clin Neuropsychol 2015; 30:148-60. [PMID: 25618135 DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acu057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The association between speed of information processing and cognition has been extensively validated in normal aging and other neurocognitive disorders. Our aim was to determine whether such a relationship exists in stroke. Thirty patients and 30 age- and education-matched healthy individuals were administered a comprehensive battery of neuropsychological tests divided into the following six cognitive domains: processing speed (PS), verbal memory, visual memory, visuoperceptual function, language, and cognitive flexibility. The results demonstrate that stroke patients were characterized by cognitive deficits in almost all of these domains, but have the most pronounced deficits in PS. After adjusting for symbol digit modalities test score, all significant group differences in cognitive functioning disappeared. However, group differences remained significant after controlling for the influence of other cognitive factors. These findings suggest that decreased PS appears to underlie post-stroke cognitive dysfunction and may serve as a potential target for intervention.
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- Chwen-Yng Su
- Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Health Sciences, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Health Sciences, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Special Education Center, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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van der Ham IJ, Postma A, Laeng B. Lateralized perception: The role of attention in spatial relation processing. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2014; 45:142-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2014.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2013] [Revised: 05/08/2014] [Accepted: 05/13/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Baumann O, Mattingley JB. Dissociable roles of the hippocampus and parietal cortex in processing of coordinate and categorical spatial information. Front Hum Neurosci 2014; 8:73. [PMID: 24596551 PMCID: PMC3925887 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2014.00073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2013] [Accepted: 01/29/2014] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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It is generally accepted that spatial relationships and spatial information are critically involved in the formation of cognitive maps. It remains unclear, however, which properties of the world are explicitly encoded and how these properties might contribute to the formation of such maps. It has been proposed that spatial relations are encoded either categorically, such that the relative positions of objects are defined in prepositional terms; or as visual coordinates, such that the precise distances between objects are represented. Emerging evidence from human and animal studies suggests that distinct neural circuits might underlie categorical and coordinate representations of object locations during active spatial navigation. Here we review evidence for the hypothesis that the hippocampal formation is crucial for encoding coordinate information, whereas the parietal cortex is crucial for encoding categorical spatial information. Our short review provides a novel view regarding the functions and potential interactions of these two regions during active spatial navigation.
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- Oliver Baumann
- Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia QLD, Australia
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- Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia QLD, Australia ; School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia QLD, Australia
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Holden MP, Duff-Canning SJ, Hampson E. Sex differences in the weighting of metric and categorical information in spatial location memory. PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH 2014; 79:1-18. [PMID: 24435543 DOI: 10.1007/s00426-013-0539-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2013] [Accepted: 12/30/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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According to the Category Adjustment model, remembering a spatial location involves the Bayesian combination of fine-grained and categorical information about that location, with each cue weighted by its relative certainty. However, individuals may differ in terms of their certainty about each cue, resulting in estimates that rely more or less on metric or categorical representations. To date, though, very little research has examined individual differences in the relative weighting of these cues in spatial location memory. Here, we address this gap in the literature. Participants were asked to recall point locations in uniform geometric shapes and in photographs of complex, natural scenes. Error patterns were analyzed for evidence of a sex difference in the relative use of metric and categorical information. As predicted, women placed relatively more emphasis on categorical cues, while men relied more heavily on metric information. Location reproduction tasks showed a similar effect, implying that the sex difference arises early in spatial processing, possibly during encoding.
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- Mark P Holden
- Department of Psychology, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, N6A 5C2, Canada,
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van der Ham IJM, Dijkerman HC, van den Berg E. The effect of attentional scope on spatial relation processing: a case study. Neurocase 2013; 19:505-12. [PMID: 22853631 DOI: 10.1080/13554794.2012.701640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Patient NC showed impairment on several tasks making use of coordinate spatial information, while categorical processing was at control level. Her assessment of local and global features of visual stimuli indicated that she had a local bias of attention, whereas controls showed a global bias. Her problems with coordinate tasks can be explained by this reduced global attentional focus. These findings confirm previous reports suggesting that the processing of categorical spatial relations benefits from a small scope of attention, whereas a relatively large scope of attention enhances coordinate spatial relation processing.
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- Ineke J M van der Ham
- a Experimental Psychology, Helmholtz Institute , Utrecht University , Utrecht , The Netherlands
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Giersch A, van Assche M, Capa RL, Marrer C, Gounot D. Patients with schizophrenia do not preserve automatic grouping when mentally re-grouping figures: shedding light on an ignored difficulty. Front Psychol 2012; 3:274. [PMID: 22912621 PMCID: PMC3421431 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2012] [Accepted: 07/17/2012] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Looking at a pair of objects is easy when automatic grouping mechanisms bind these objects together, but visual exploration can also be more flexible. It is possible to mentally “re-group” two objects that are not only separate but belong to different pairs of objects. “Re-grouping” is in conflict with automatic grouping, since it entails a separation of each item from the set it belongs to. This ability appears to be impaired in patients with schizophrenia. Here we check if this impairment is selective, which would suggest a dissociation between grouping and “re-grouping,” or if it impacts on usual, automatic grouping, which would call for a better understanding of the interactions between automatic grouping and “re-grouping.” Sixteen outpatients with schizophrenia and healthy controls had to identify two identical and contiguous target figures within a display of circles and squares alternating around a fixation point. Eye-tracking was used to check central fixation. The target pair could be located in the same or separate hemifields. Identical figures were grouped by a connector (grouped automatically) or not (to be re-grouped). Attention modulation of automatic grouping was tested by manipulating the proportion of connected and unconnected targets, thus prompting subjects to focalize on either connected or unconnected pairs. Both groups were sensitive to automatic grouping in most conditions, but patients were unusually slowed down for connected targets while focalizing on unconnected pairs. In addition, this unusual effect occurred only when targets were presented within the same hemifield. Patients and controls differed on this asymmetry between within- and across-hemifield presentation, suggesting that patients with schizophrenia do not re-group figures in the same way as controls do. We discuss possible implications on how “re-grouping” ties in with ongoing, automatic perception in healthy volunteers.
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- Anne Giersch
- INSERM U666, Department of Psychiatry I, Centre Hospitalier Régional de Strasbourg Strasbourg, France
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The roles of categorical and coordinate spatial relations in recognizing buildings. Atten Percept Psychophys 2012; 74:1732-41. [DOI: 10.3758/s13414-012-0353-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Distinct neural networks underlie encoding of categorical versus coordinate spatial relations during active navigation. Neuroimage 2012; 60:1630-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2012.01.089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2011] [Revised: 01/14/2012] [Accepted: 01/17/2012] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Frames of reference and categorical and coordinate spatial relations: a hierarchical organisation. Exp Brain Res 2011; 214:587-95. [PMID: 21912930 DOI: 10.1007/s00221-011-2857-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2011] [Accepted: 08/27/2011] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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This research is about the role of categorical and coordinate spatial relations and allocentric and egocentric frames of reference in processing spatial information. To this end, we asked whether spatial information is firstly encoded with respect to a frame of reference or with respect to categorical/coordinate spatial relations. Participants had to judge whether two vertical bars appeared on the same side (categorical) or at the same distance (coordinate) with respect to the centre of a horizontal bar (allocentric) or with respect to their body midline (egocentric). The key manipulation was the timing of the instructions: one instruction (reference frame or spatial relation) was given before stimulus presentation, the other one after. If spatial processing requires egocentric/allocentric encoding before coordinate/categorical encoding, then spatial judgements should be facilitated when the frame of reference is specified in advance. In contrast, if categorical and coordinate dimensions are primary, then a facilitation should appear when the spatial relation is specified in advance. Results showed that participants were more accurate and faster when the reference frame rather than the type of spatial relation was provided before stimulus presentation. Furthermore, a selective facilitation was found for coordinate and categorical judgements after egocentric and allocentric cues, respectively. These results suggest a hierarchical structure of spatial information processing where reference frames play a primary role and selectively interact with subsequent processing of spatial relations.
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