Callosal efficiency is related to sustained attention

Linda Rueckert; Lisa Sorensen; Jerre Levy

doi:10.1016/0028-3932(94)90003-5

Callosal efficiency is related to sustained attention

Linda Rueckert^*, Lisa Sorensen, Jerre Levy

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Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

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The purpose of this study was to determine whether there is a relationship between the efficiency of interhemispheric communication (IHC) and the ability to sustain attention. Children were tested on a vigilance task in which the amount of time between target presentations (interstimulus intervals; ISI) was varied. IHC was assessed by comparing within-field and between-field matches on a tachistoscopic task. Subjects who showed better IHC had faster RTs on the long ISI trials of the vigilance task, suggesting callosal involvement in the ability to sustain attention over a long period of time in the absence of sensory input.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	159-173
Number of pages	15
Journal	Neuropsychologia
Volume	32
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0028-3932(94)90003-5
State	Published - Feb 1994

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Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Behavioral Neuroscience

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