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Right-handed participants performed simple visual judgments on nonverbal stimuli presented either to the left visual field-right hemisphere (LVF-RH) or to the right visual field-left hemisphere (RVF-LH). The stimuli were exposed for 40-120 msec, followed by a backward mask. When the stimuli were presented against a green background, an RVF-LH advantage was observed for the shortest exposure duration. This result supports the notion that the LH has finer temporal resolution than the RH. Imposition of a red background disrupted performance and eliminated the RVF-LH advantage for the shortest exposure duration. Because the red background attenuates functions of the magnocellular pathway, these results suggest that the magnocellular pathway contributes to the LH advantage for fine temporal resolution.
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This research was supported by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science and a grant from MEXT Japan to the first author.
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Okubo, M., Nicholls, M.E.R. Hemispheric asymmetry in temporal resolution: Contribution of the magnocellular pathway. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review 12, 755–759 (2005). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03196769
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