PSYC 101 Lecture 17: Lecture 17 .pdf
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Not the direction of the eye but on the mind. More attention i pay to one thing, the less i pay attention to another thing. Damage to the right hemisphere"s attentional network may result in a serious impairment in the ability to consciously attend to the left side of space. Two sides of the brain processing information differently. The right - the control of attention (very important) The problem can be difficult for the patient to understand. Caused by damaged to the right side of the brain (stroke) Lose the ability to pay attention to the left side of the space. Seems to them that the left side does not exist. Many patients don"t seem to know about they have this disorder. Cannot pay attention to anything on the left. The middle of the line will be shifted to the right. The patient is not aware to the left side of the space.
