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Sex differences in hemispheric lateralization of attentional networks

Auteurs: Yu Li, Yuanyuan Wang, Xiaohong Jin, Dun Niu, Linjun Zhang, Sabrina Yanan Jiang, Huada Daniel Ruan, Ghee Wee Ho

Gepubliceerd in: Psychological Research | Uitgave 7/2021

Abstract

Males and females differ in various abilities. However, sex differences in hemispheric lateralization of attentional processing are still not well-understood. Using a lateralized version of the attentional network test that combines the Posner cueing paradigm and visual field methodology, we aimed to examine sex differences in the lateralization of several attentional processes including alerting, executive control, orienting benefit, reorienting, and orienting cost. Fifty-six females and 59 males participated in this study. We found a left visual field (right hemisphere) advantage for alerting defined by the differences between no-cue and center-cue conditions in the male group, but it was mainly attributed to the left visual field advantage in the no-cue condition. In contrast, the female group exhibited a left visual field advantage in the center-cue condition. Both groups showed preferences to the left visual field for reorienting and orienting cost, but females exhibited larger effects. This indicates that the two sexes exhibit similarities in terms of the lateralization of these two attentional processes. Furthermore, the interactions between executive control and reorienting/orienting cost were more efficient in males than in females. The current study highlights sex differences in the hemispheric lateralization of attentional networks and possible underlying neural substrates.

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Titel: Sex differences in hemispheric lateralization of attentional networks
Auteurs: Yu Li
Yuanyuan Wang
Xiaohong Jin
Dun Niu
Linjun Zhang
Sabrina Yanan Jiang
Huada Daniel Ruan
Ghee Wee Ho
Publicatiedatum: 07-10-2020
Uitgeverij: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Gepubliceerd in: Psychological Research / Uitgave 7/2021
Print ISSN: 0340-0727
Elektronisch ISSN: 1430-2772
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00426-020-01423-z

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