Spatial-attention and emotional evocation: Line bisection performance and visual art emotional evocation

Neurocognitive processing of body representations in artistic and photographic images

“…A functional difference between left and right hemisphere is linked to differences in both processing and production of artworks (Pöppel, 2010;Stoerig et al, 1983). Particularly the right parietal lobe seems to play a major role in the processing of visual artworks (Drago et al, 2008). Supporting this argumentation, previous research provides evidence that patients with predominant left hemisphere degenerative diseases either still have a preservation of artistic skills (Drago et al, 2006) or even show a new interest in the arts (Miller and Hou, 2004), a phenomenon which is often referred to as "de novo creativity" (Chakravarty, 2012).…”

“…Visuo-spatial skills and the ability to evoke emotional feeling are considered to be crucial for the appreciation and creation of visual artworks. Previous research proposes that these abilities might primarily be mediated by the right hemisphere (Chatterjee, 2003a;Drago et al, 2008). A functional difference between left and right hemisphere is linked to differences in both processing and production of artworks (Pöppel, 2010;Stoerig et al, 1983).…”

Artistic creativity and DBS: A case report

“…All the participants from this earlier investigation received the Mini Mental Status Exam to assess their general mental status and to exclude participants with altered mental status and/or dementia. All of the participants scored over 27/30 [10].…”

The relationship between line bisection performance and emotion processing: Where do you draw the line?

“…Because line bisection and emotion processing both involve the right temporoparietal region, some have suggested that these activities may be related (e.g., Drago et al, 2008;Foster et al, 2008). Support for this idea has been found when line bisection performance was treated as a trait-like indicator of general spatial-attentional ability Tamagni, Mantei, & Brugger, 2009).…”

“…Visuospatial attention and emotion processing are distinct functions that both demonstrate right hemisphere dominance and have a number of shared neural correlates (Aftanas, Savotina, Makhnev, & Reva, 2005;Blonder, Bowers, & Heilman, 1991). In light of these shared correlates, Drago et al (2008) examined the relationship between visuospatial attention and emotional evocation, using line bisection and painting judgment tasks. Individuals who performed more accurately on the line bisection task gave the paintings higher evocation ratings, compared to those who were less accurate.…”