Atypical Lateralization of Memory for Location: Effects of Deafness and Sign Language Use

Autor/inn/en	Cattani, A.; Clibbens, J.
Titel	Atypical Lateralization of Memory for Location: Effects of Deafness and Sign Language Use
Quelle	In: Brain and Cognition, 58 (2005) 2, S.226-239 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0278-2626
DOI	10.1016/j.bandc.2004.12.001
Schlagwörter	Specialization; Memory; Language Enrichment; Sign Language; Brain Hemisphere Functions; Deafness + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Arbeitsteilige Spezialisierung; Gedächtnis; Gebärdensprache; Gehörlosigkeit; Taubstummheit
Abstract	This paper examines the impact of auditory deprivation and sign language use on the enhancement of location memory and hemispheric specialization using two matching tasks. Forty-one deaf signers and non-signers and 51 hearing signers and non-signers were tested on location memory for shapes and objects (Study 1) and on categorical versus coordinate spatial relations (Study 2). Results of the two experiments converge to suggest that deafness alone supports the atypical left hemispheric preference in judging the location of a circle or a picture on a blank background and that deafness and sign language experience determine the superior ability of memory for location. The importance of including a sample of deaf non-signers was identified. (Author).
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