Spatial attention and alertness in healthy adults /
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2021
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Chandrakumar, Dilushi
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Impairments in attentional allocation in the environment can have health and safety implications. Research suggests that the ability to attend quickly to left- and right-sided stimuli varies as a function of a person's level of alertness. Under lowered alertness, it is proposed that attention shifts towards the right. The mechanisms influencing this attentional shift are unclear. The thesis corroborates evidence that alertness influences attentional allocation. Handedness was recognised as a critical modulator in determining the direction of attentional shifts with fluctuations in alertness. Moreover, the spatial attention and alertness relationship was observed in experimental manipulations that attempted to simulate more real-world applicable conditions such as shiftwork and driving. However, the extent to which such findings apply to real-world consequences is currently uncertain.
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University of South Australia. UniSA Justice and Society
UniSA Justice and Society
UniSA Justice and Society
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Thesis (PhD(Psychology))--University of South Australia, 2021.
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Copyright 2021 Dilushi Chandrakumar.
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1 ethesis (xv, 124 pages) :
illustrations (some colour)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 101-112)
illustrations (some colour)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 101-112)
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