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Overestimation of numerical distances in the left side of space
Carlo CaltagironeSara TorrieroMassimiliano OliveriV. RauseiPatrizia TurrizianiGiacomo Kochsubject
AdultMaleCerebralmedicine.medical_treatmentPosterior parietal cortexSpace (mathematics)Functional LateralityNOMagneticsReference ValuesParietal LobemedicineHumansRight hemisphereDominance CerebralDominanceMathematicsDistance PerceptionAnatomyTranscranial magnetic stimulationReference valuesRight posteriorSettore MED/26 - NeurologiaFemaleNeurology (clinical)Reference Values; Magnetics; Humans; Adult; Distance Perception; Dominance Cerebral; Parietal Lobe; Male; Functional Laterality; Female; MathematicsNeuroscienceMathematicsdescription
Normal subjects presented with a middle number and two left- and right-sided outer numbers overestimate the numerical distance between the middle number and that positioned at its left side. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) of the right posterior parietal cortex specifically counteracts this bias, suggesting that the mental representation of space defined by numbers is shifted toward the left side depending on a greater activity of the right hemisphere.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-12-15 |