Close women, distant men

Line bisection reveals sex‐dimorphic patterns of visuomotor performance in near and far space

Bibliographic Data

ID9620340
AuthorsHelen Stancey (Hammersmith Hospital, corresponding author), Mark Turner (0000-0002-8029-1703, University of Portsmouth)
Year2010
Volume101
Issue2
Pages293-309
Publication date2010-05-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBritish Journal of Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0007-1269 • E-ISSN: 2044-8295
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1348/000712609x463679
PMID19646327
OpenAlexW2047976054
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited24

The mid‐points of a series of lines which were positioned both within hand‐reach (near space) and beyond hand‐reach (far space) were estimated by 24 women and 24 men. When using a laser pointer to perform estimations, women were more accurate in the near condition than the far, whereas men were more accurate in the far condition than the near. When using a stick pointer for the far condition, women were more accurate than when using the laser, whereas men were more accurate using the laser pointer than the stick for the far condition. There was no difference between near and far accuracy scores for either sex using the stick. These results suggest that use of a tool which provides proprioceptive feedback causes the brain to remap far‐space stimuli as if situated in near space. Possible origins and neural bases for these differences are considered. Finally, the study found evidence for pseudoneglect, but no evidence for pseudoneglect shift

Audiology · Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Laser · Laser pointer · Near space · Optics · Physics · Space (punctuation) · Computer Science · Hemispheric Asymmetry in Neuroscience · Motor Control and Adaptation · Psychology · Spatial Cognition and Navigation

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