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Serial reaction time performance following right parietal lobe damage
Author(s) -
Berryhill Marian E.,
Mazuz Yonatan S.,
Olson Ingrid R.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of neuropsychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.85
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1748-6653
pISSN - 1748-6645
DOI - 10.1348/174866407x269767
Subject(s) - serial reaction time , parietal lobe , psychology , posterior parietal cortex , cognitive psychology , frontal lobe , task (project management) , neuroscience , sequence learning , audiology , medicine , management , economics
The serial reaction time task (SRT) is used to assess implicit sequence learning. Neuroimaging studies implicate parietal involvement; however, the necessity of this area is unclear. We tested six unilateral right parietal patients and compared their performance to matched controls. Both groups showed similar levels of learning and explicit awareness. Two patients with the largest lesions extending into either frontal or cerebellar regions showed no learning. These data suggest that implicit sequence learning can occur despite damage to the right parietal lobe.