In catch trials, large numbers elicit greater right-hemisphere P300 positivity than small numbers¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r1 · q3
Currency · newest study 2009 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? A number x hemisphere interaction in the P300 band showed large numbers elicited greater positivity than small numbers in the right hemisphere, though simple effects were not significant. → Salillas E 2009

Evidence¶

Salillas E 2009¶

Salillas E, Grana´ A, El-Yagoubi R, Semenza C (2009) Numbers in the Blind's ''Eye''. PLoS ONE 4(7): e6357. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0006357

q3 · i? · causal · r1

Catch-trial analysis (pink noise in both channels, no target) in the same ERP experiment with 7 blind and 7 sighted participants. The interaction "Large numbers elicited a greater positivity than small numbers in the right hemisphere", but the article states the simple effects for this interaction did not reach significance. No effect size is printed.

"In the latency band of the P300 (300–420 ms.) a number 6 hemisphere interaction was found in the lateral electrodes (F(1,12) = 17.9, p = 0.001). Large numbers elicited a greater positivity than small numbers in the right hemisphere."

Discussion¶

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