Enhancement of visual selection during transient disruption of parietal cortex.

Journal article

Selective attention is critical for guiding human behavior. Recent theories have described the process of attention as a biased competition between sensory inputs, but questions remain concerning the anatomical basis of these competitive mechanisms. Using transcranial magnetic stimulation, we found that disruption of the right parietal cortex improved the perception of relevant stimuli in competitive visual displays. This enhancement of selective attention is consistent with previous observat...

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Authors: Chambers, C; Stokes, M; Janko, N; Mattingley, J

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Brain research
• Volume: 1097
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 149-155
• Publication date: 2006-06-01
• DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2006.04.084
• EISSN: 1872-6240
• ISSN: 0006-8993
• Language: English
• Keywords: Visual Perception; Female; Humans; Adolescent; Psychomotor Performance; Parietal Lobe; Photic Stimulation; Adult; Male; Analysis of Variance; Reaction Time; Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation