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Non-identical neural mechanisms for two types of mental transformation: event-related potentials during mental rotation and mental paper folding.

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Reaction times, accuracy and 128-channel event-related potentials (ERPs) were measured from 14 normal, right-handed subjects while they performed two different parity-judgment tasks that require transformations of mental images: a relatively simple task ... (Full abstract text below)

Published 2003 in Journal: Neuropsychologia (Language : eng)

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1. Neuropsychologia. 2003 ;41(10):1345-56

Non-identical neural mechanisms for two types of mental transformation: event-related potentials during mental rotation and mental paper folding.

Milivojevic B, Johnson BW, Hamm JP, Corballis MC

Department of Psychology, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand.

Reaction times, accuracy and 128-channel event-related potentials (ERPs) were measured from 14 normal, right-handed subjects while they performed two different parity-judgment tasks that require transformations of mental images: a relatively simple task requiring a single transformation (mental letter rotation), and a more complex task involving a coordinated sequence of transformations (mental paper folding). Reaction times increased monotonically with larger angular displacements from the upright (for mental rotation) and with number of squares carried (for mental paper folding). Both the tasks resulted in amplitude modulation of an approximately 420-700 ms latency ERP component at parietal electrodes. Scalp topographies indicated that right parietal cortex was activated during mental rotation, but bilateral parietal regions were activated during mental paper folding. Our results support the notion of a right hemispheric superiority for tasks involving simple, single mental rotations, but indicate greater involvement of the left hemisphere when a more complex sequence of transformations are required. This task-dependent lability of hemispheric function may account for some of the inconsistent results reported by previous neuroimaging and electrophysiological studies.

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First Name	LastName	Initials
B	Milivojevic	B
B W	Johnson	BW
J P	Hamm	JP
M C	Corballis	MC

Affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand.

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