Iconic storage in the two hemispheres.

Three experiments have tested for the existence of laterality effects in iconic storage by employing a Sperling partial-report paradigm and lateralized presentations of alphabetical or pattern material. Even though an overall laterality effect was found in favor of the right visual field for the alphabetical material and in favor of the left visual field for the pattern material, the amount and time decay of partial-report advantage was similar in the two visual fields. These results indicate that hemispheric asymmetries occur beyond the iconic stage of visual information processing.

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