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Asymmetric practices of reading and writing shape visuospatial attention and discrimination

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dc.contributor.authorMendonça, Rita
dc.contributor.authorGarrido, Margarida V.
dc.contributor.authorSemin, Gün R.
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-02T16:55:28Z
dc.date.available2021-02-02T16:55:28Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractMovement is generally conceived of as unfolding laterally in the writing direction that one is socialized into. In 'Western' languages, this is a left-to-right bias contributing to an imbalance in how attention is distributed across space. We propose that the rightward attentional bias exercises an additional unidirectional influence on discrimination performance thus shaping the congruency effect typically observed in Posner-inspired cueing tasks. In two studies, we test whether faces averted laterally serve as attention orienting cues and generate differences in both target discrimination latencies and gaze movements across left and right hemifields. Results systematically show that right-facing faces (i.e. aligned with the script direction) give rise to an advantage for cue-target pairs pertaining to the right (versus left) side of space. We report an asymmetry between congruent conditions in the form of right-sided facilitation for: (a) response time in discrimination decisions (experiment 1-2) and (b) eye-gaze movements, namely earlier onset to first fixation in the respective region of interest (experiment 2). Left and front facing cues generated virtually equal exploration patterns, confirming that the latter did not prime any directionality. These findings demonstrate that visuospatial attention and consequent discrimination are highly dependent on the asymmetric practices of reading and writing.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipFundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia - FCTpt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationScientific Reports, 10(1), 1-13 Doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-78080-0pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/s41598-020-78080-0pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn20452322
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/7942
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherNature Publishing Grouppt_PT
dc.relationHow do horizontal asymmetries in gaze direction affect social inferences
dc.relationWilliam James Center for Research
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.titleAsymmetric practices of reading and writing shape visuospatial attention and discriminationpt_PT
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oaire.awardTitleHow do horizontal asymmetries in gaze direction affect social inferences
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oaire.citation.titleScientific Reportspt_PT
oaire.citation.volume10pt_PT
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person.familyNameVaz Garrido
person.familyNameSemin
person.givenNameMargarida
person.givenNameIgor R.
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