Effect of attention on the VEP in binocular and monocular conditions. 1992

J Heravian-Shandiz, and W A Douthwaite, and T C Jenkins
Department of Optometry, Bradford University, West Yorkshire, UK.

To study the effect of voluntary concentration on the visual evoked potential (VEP) with monocular and binocular rivalry stimulation, pattern reversal VEPs were recorded using 5.5 min arc and 50 min arc check sizes. Subjects viewed the VEP stimulus with the left eye and a light emitting diode (LED) with the right eye. They were asked to concentrate on either the VEP stimulus or the LED. The two targets were arranged so that the left eye remained accurately focused on, and directed to, the centre of the VEP stimulus throughout the recordings. The binocular VEP wave became attenuated when the subject concentrated on the LED. The wave was reduced to around two-thirds of the amplitude present when concentrating on the VEP stimulus. This reduction in the VEP amplitude is considered to be due to a binocular interaction because there was a lack of amplitude attenuation when the experiment was repeated with monocular conditions. The results also suggest that the wave is smaller when the non-dominant eye receives the VEP stimulus compared with that when the dominant eye is stimulated by the VEP target.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D010364 Pattern Recognition, Visual Mental process to visually perceive a critical number of facts (the pattern), such as characters, shapes, displays, or designs. Recognition, Visual Pattern,Visual Pattern Recognition
D005074 Evoked Potentials, Visual The electric response evoked in the cerebral cortex by visual stimulation or stimulation of the visual pathways. Visual Evoked Response,Evoked Potential, Visual,Evoked Response, Visual,Evoked Responses, Visual,Potential, Visual Evoked,Potentials, Visual Evoked,Response, Visual Evoked,Responses, Visual Evoked,Visual Evoked Potential,Visual Evoked Potentials,Visual Evoked Responses
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D001288 Attention Focusing on certain aspects of current experience to the exclusion of others. It is the act of heeding or taking notice or concentrating. Focus of Attention,Selective Attention,Social Attention,Attention Focus,Attention, Selective,Attention, Social,Selective Attentions
D013997 Time Factors Elements of limited time intervals, contributing to particular results or situations. Time Series,Factor, Time,Time Factor

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