Right hemisphere specialization for color detection |
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Authors: | Sasaki Hitoshi Morimoto Akiko Nishio Akira Matsuura Sumie |
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Institution: | Department of Physiology and Biosignaling, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita 565-0871, Japan. H.Sasaki@Physiol.com |
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Abstract: | Three experiments were carried out to investigate hemispheric asymmetry in color processing among normal participants. In Experiment 1, it was shown that the reaction times (RTs) of the dominant and non-dominant hands assessed using a visual target presented at the central visual field, were not significantly different. In Experiment 2, RTs of ipsilateral hands to lateralized chromatic stimuli revealed that the processing time was 17 ms shorter in the right hemisphere (RH) than that in the left hemisphere among the right-handed participants, whereas no significant difference was found among the left-handed participants. On the other hand, RTs to lateralized achromatic stimuli showed no such asymmetry among both the right- and left-handed participants (Experiment 3). These findings strongly suggest RH superiority for detection of color among right-handed individuals. |
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Keywords: | Laterality Asymmetry Cerebral cortex Reaction time Color perception Visual field Luminance Handedness Humans |
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