Hemispheric processing of spatial frequencies in two commissurotomy patients

Neuropsychologia
R Fendrich, M S Gazzaniga

Abstract

To test the hypothesis that in humans the left brain hemisphere is specialized for processing high spatial frequencies while the right hemisphere is specialized for processing low spatial frequencies, pairs of Gaussian windowed sinusoidal gratings were presented for 167 msec within the left and right visual fields of two commissurotomy patients. The gratings employed had spatial frequencies ranging from 1 to 8 cycles per degree, and horizontal or vertical orientations. The two gratings in each pair were identical in spatial frequency but could differ in orientation. Subjects reported if their orientations were the same or different. Twelve normal controls were also run. Accuracy data provides no indication of a relative advantage for high frequencies in the RVF or low frequencies in the LVF. One commissurotomy subject showed a trend in the reverse direction; the other was better with LVF presentations for all spatial frequencies. Control subjects failed to show a spatial frequency x visual field interaction. These outcomes suggest that at the processing stages required by the task, the hemispheres are not specialized for particular ranges of spatial frequencies.

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Oct 31, 2001·Neuropsychologia·Paul M CorballisMichael S Gazzaniga
Dec 17, 2004·Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience·Matia Okubo, Chikashi Michimata
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