PSYC 301 Study Guide - Final Guide: Amyloid, Perfusion, Physical Therapy
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Spatial attention is supported by a network largely in the front and parietal cortices of right hemisphere. Deficits in attending to and reporting on objects in space that are opposite to the lesion- a spatial bias for directing eye movements and actions towards ipsilesional space. Not explained by low levels of visual or motor problems, instead the saliency of contralesional objects is affected. Almost always right side damage left side neglect. Even affects them in ways such as not seeing the words ice" and foot" and only seeing cream" and ball" when reading words like ice cream" and football". Will dress and not dress left half of body, will not shave left half of face. When drawing clocks, only draw half of the face. People have correct memories of the whole object but when it is in front of them they can only see right half.
