Contralateral visual search deficits following TMS

J Neuropsychol. 2008 Sep;2(2):501-8. doi: 10.1348/174866407x227024.

Abstract

Transcranial magnetic stimulation of posterior parietal vs. superior temporal sites cause differential effects on conventional conjunction vs. feature search tasks, respectively. We now report that when a decision has to be made on the target's left/right location, different lateralized deficits emerge in these two cases. With full-field arrays, we found a specific PPC search deficit for contralateral space. With smaller, structured arrays presented in left or right hemispace, we found a specific STG deficit for contralateral parts of the array.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Analysis of Variance
  • Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / etiology*
  • Brain Mapping
  • Functional Laterality / physiology*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Neuropsychological Tests
  • Parietal Lobe / physiology
  • Pattern Recognition, Visual / physiology
  • Photic Stimulation / methods
  • Reaction Time / physiology
  • Temporal Lobe / physiology
  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation / adverse effects*
  • Visual Perception / physiology*
  • Young Adult