Effects of frontal lesions on a selective attention task.
Ital J Neurol Sci
; 14(5): 355-9, 1993 Jun.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8354631
ABSTRACT
We set out to test the hypothesis that patients with frontal damage are specifically disabled in carrying out tasks requiring a high level of controlled attention. A group of patients with frontal lesions and another group of patients with retrorolandic lesions were tested for selective attention on a computerized task designed to produce a conflict situation between automatic and controlled processes. Frontal patients proved to be significantly more prone to errors of commission (false alarms) than retrorolandic patients.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Attention
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Frontal Lobe
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Ital J Neurol Sci
Year:
1993
Type:
Article