Asymmetry of perception in free viewing of chimeric faces

Jerre Levy, Wendy Heller, Marie T. Banich, Leslie A. Burton

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Abstract

We have devised a new free-vision task to index functional cerebral asymmetry for processing facial characteristics. Confirming its sensitivity to properties of lateralized hemispheric functions, left-and right-handers were clearly differentiated on this task with respect to several aspects of performance that conform with known differences between handedness groups in hemispheric asymmetry. Additionally, there were highly reliable and stable individual differences in perceptual asymmetries within handedness. Analyses of items in the task revealed that most of the differences between items in the asymmetries they elicited were random.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)404-419
Number of pages16
JournalBrain and Cognition
Volume2
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1983
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology
  • Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
  • Cognitive Neuroscience

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