?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Lateral+preferences+and+visual+field+asymmetries%3A+Appearances+may+have+been+overstated&rft.creator=Brysbaert%2C+Marc&rft.subject=Cognitive+Psychology&rft.description=A+review+of+a+sample+of+the+literature+on+differences+in+visual+half+field+(VHF)+asymmetries+between+left-+and+right-handed+subjects%2C+showed+that+hand+preference+only+had+a+small+influence+on+VHF+superiorities.+Across+studies%2C+the+effect+usually+was+in+the+expected+direction%2C+but+within+studies%2C+it+rarely+reached+significance.+The+finding+was+replicated+in+two+new+empirical+studies%2C+one+with+a+task+that+yielded+a+right+VHF+superiority+(word+naming)%2C+and+one+with+a+task+that+returned+a+left+VHF+superiority+(symmetry+detection).+A+comparison+with+other+lateral+preferences+(footedness%2C+earedness%2C+and+eyedness)+indicated+that+the+VHF+asymmetry+of+the+word+naming+task+was+better+predicted+by+ear+preference+than+by+hand+preference%3B+no+such+superiority+was+found+for+the+symmetry+detection+task%2C+where+no+lateral+preference+correlated+significantly+with+the+VHF+asymmetry&rft.date=1994&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6886%2F1%2FBrysbaert_Cortex_1994.pdf&rft.identifier=++Brysbaert%2C+Marc++(1994)+Lateral+preferences+and+visual+field+asymmetries%3A+Appearances+may+have+been+overstated.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6886%2F