Abstract
The 'attentional blink' (AB) reflects a limitation in the ability to identify multiple items in a stream of rapidly presented information. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), applied to a site over the right posterior parietal cortex, reduced the magnitude of the AB to visual stimuli, whilst no effect of rTMS was found when stimulation took place at a control site. The data confirm that the posterior parietal cortex may play a critical role in temporal as well as spatial aspects of visual attention.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Experimental Brain Research |
| Volume | 155 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2004 |
Keywords
- visual stimuli
- transcranial magnetic stimulation
- right posterior parietal cortex
- right parietal cortex
- posterior parietal cortex
- attentional blink