An intact eye-movement system is not required to generate inhibition of return
Authors: Smith, Daniel T.1; Jackson, Stephen R.2; Rorden, Chris3
Source: Journal of Neuropsychology, Volume 3, Number 2, September 2009 , pp. 267-271(5)
Publisher: British Psychological Society
Abstract:
AI is unable to make eye-movements and has a deficit of reflexive attention. Here, we demonstrate that despite these deficits AI exhibits inhibition of return (IOR) for peripherally cued objects and locations. These data suggest that an intact oculomotor system is not required for the generation of either object-based or location-based IOR and are consistent with the view that the early, facilitatory effects of peripheral cues and late IOR effects are mediated by different mechanisms.Document Type: Research article
DOI: 10.1348/174866408X324377
Affiliations: 1: Cognitive Neuroscience Research Unit, Wolfson Research Institute, University of Durham, Stockton-on-Tees, UK 2: School of Psychology, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK 3: Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA

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