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The time needed to decide whether the second of two successively presented sinusoidal gratings was of a higher or lower spatial frequency than the first was measured for spatial frequencies of 1, 2, 4, 8, and 12 cycles per degree (cpd) presented in either the left visual field (LVF) or right visual field (RVF). A LVF advantage was found for discriminating within the low-spatial-frequency range (i.e., 1 and 2 cpd), whereas a RVF advantage was found for discriminating within the high-spatial-frequency range (i.e., 4-12 cpd). These findings support the conclusion that hemispheric asymmetries in the processing of gratings arise when comparisons-are -made between the output of spatial-frequency channels.
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This research was supported by an Academic Challenge Grant from the State of Ohio to enhance research in experimental psychology.
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Kitterle, F.L., Selig, L.M. Visual field effects in the discrimination of sine-wave gratings. Perception & Psychophysics 50, 15–18 (1991). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03212201
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