On the role of response conflicts and stimulus position for hemispheric differences in global/local processing: an ERP study

Neuropsychologia
Gregor Volberg, Ronald Hübner

Abstract

It is widely assumed that the local and global levels of hierarchical stimuli are processed more efficiently in the left and right cerebral hemispheres, respectively. However, corresponding effects were not observed under all circumstances. In ERP studies, they occurred more often with centrally presented stimuli than with laterally presented ones, whereas reaction-time studies revealed that a response conflict between the levels is relevant. The present study examines which of these two factors is more important by presenting conflicting and non-conflicting stimuli to the left or right visual field and recording ERPs as well as collecting behavioral data. If a central stimulus position is crucial, then no effects should show up. Contrary to this prediction, the expected hemispheric differences were observed in the behavioral data as well as in the later occurring (N2 and P3) ERP amplitudes. However, in all variables, the effects were more pronounced for conflicting stimuli. The results suggest that response conflicts are more important for obtaining hemispheric differences in global/local processing than a central stimulus presentation. This is interpreted in the way that hemispheric differences vary with respect to the stimul...Continue Reading

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