 A test in which stimuli are briefly exposed in either the left or right visual half field.

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Using a tachistoscope test, stimuli is presented to either the left or right visual field for less than 150 milliseconds to have the input only in the contralateral hemisphere.

These studies confirm the general division of labor between the hemispheres. The left hemisphere(right visual field) is better at processing verbal stimuli (letters and words). The right hemisphere (left visual field) is better at processing non-verbal stimuli (faces, geometric words, etc.). Simple visual detection is performed by both hemispheres.

Visual Perception of Linguistic Stimuli

Breedlove, S. & Watson, N. (2017). Behavioral neuroscience, eighth edition. Oxford University Press.

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