Reducing rightward bias of subjective straight ahead in neglect patients by changes in body orientation

Saj, Arnaud; Honoré, J; Richard, C; Bernati, Thérèse Olga; Rousseaux, M

doi:10.1136/jnnp.2007.124412

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English

Reducing rightward bias of subjective straight ahead in neglect patients by changes in body orientation

ContributorsSaj, Arnaud; Honoré, J; Richard, C; Bernati, Thérèse Olga; Rousseaux, M

Published inJournal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry, vol. 79, no. 9, p. 991-996

Publication date2008

Abstract

The subjective straight ahead (SSA), a measure of the representation of body orientation, has been shown to be shifted to the lesion side in neglect patients, and to be influenced by stimulation of sensory systems involved in postural control.

Keywords

Adult
Aged
Brain/physiopathology
Electrophysiology/instrumentation
Female
Functional Laterality/physiology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Perceptual Disorders/etiology/physiopathology/therapy
Posture
Rotation
Space Perception
Stroke/complications
Visual Fields/physiology

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine fondamentale / Département de neurosciences fondamentales

Research groups

Mécanismes cérébraux du comportement et des fonctions cognitives (701)

Funding

Swiss National Science Foundation - 3200B0-114014

Citation (ISO format)

SAJ, Arnaud et al. Reducing rightward bias of subjective straight ahead in neglect patients by changes in body orientation. In: Journal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry, 2008, vol. 79, n° 9, p. 991–996. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.2007.124412

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PID : unige:34308
DOI : 10.1136/jnnp.2007.124412
PMID : 18223012

Journal ISSN0022-3050

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Reducing rightward bias of subjective straight ahead in neglect patients by changes in body orientation

The subjective straight ahead (SSA), a measure of the representation of body orientation, has been shown to be shifted to the lesion side in neglect patients, and to be influenced by stimulation of sensory systems involved in postural control.

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