Baird, L.M. and Burton, A.M. (2008) The bilateral advantage for famous faces: interhemispheric communication or competition? Neuropsychologia, 46(5), pp. 1581-1587. (doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2008.01.001)
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Abstract
The bilateral advantage for the perception of famous faces was investigated using a redundant target procedure. In experiment 1 we compared simultaneous presentation of stimuli (a) bilaterally and (b) one above the other in the central field. Results showed a redundancy advantage, but only when faces were presented bilaterally. This result lends support to the notion of interhemispheric communication using cross-hemisphere representations. Experiment 2 examined the nature of such communication by comparing bilateral presentation of identical face images, with bilateral presentation of different images of the same person. When asked to make a familiar/unfamiliar face judgement, participants showed evidence for a redundancy advantage under both bilateral conditions. This suggests that the nature of the information shared in interhemispheric communication is abstract, rather than being tied to superficial stimulus properties.
Item Type: | Articles |
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Keywords: | Interhemispheric interaction, face perception, bilateral redundancy |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Burton, Prof Anthony |
Authors: | Baird, L.M., and Burton, A.M. |
Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology |
College/School: | College of Science and Engineering > School of Psychology |
Journal Name: | Neuropsychologia |
Publisher: | Pergamon |
ISSN: | 0028-3932 |
ISSN (Online): | 1873-3514 |
Published Online: | 11 January 2008 |
Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2008 Elsevier |
First Published: | First published in Neuropsychologia 46(5):1581-1587 |
Publisher Policy: | Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher |
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