Concept
Hemispatial neglect
Overview
Hemispatial neglect is a neuropsychological condition in which, after damage to one hemisphere of the brain (e.g. after a stroke), a deficit in attention and awareness towards the side of space opposite brain damage (contralesional space) is observed. It is defined by the inability of a person to process and perceive stimuli towards the contralesional side of the body or environment. Hemispatial neglect is very commonly contralateral to the damaged hemisphere, but instances of ipsilesional neglect (on the same side as the lesion) have been reported.
Overview adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for authors).
Related ideas
- Aphasia
- Visual perception
- Proprioception
- Memory
- Visual cortex
- Human brain
- Mental image
- Stroke
- Transcranial magnetic stimulation
Place in the tradition
Part of Consciousness.