Two- and three-dimensional mental rotation tasks lead to different parietal laterality for men and women

Roberts, Jonathan E.; Bell, Martha Ann

doi:10.1016/s0167-8760(03)00195-8

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“…In other words, the cognitive effort required in the 180º condition was compared with the 0º condition, which required no rotation. However, we found no difference between the performance of male and female participants on the three-dimensional mental rotation task, in contrast to the findings of Roberts and Bell (2003) Moreover, analysis of the response time and the alpha wave attenuation indicated that the content becomes smaller as the response time becomes quicker at P4 in the 180º condition. This result proves that the right parietal lobe (electrode P4) is activated when the response time is quick, thereby supporting our hypothesis that alpha wave attenuation is observed when the response time is quick.…”

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“…This result proves that the right parietal lobe (electrode P4) is activated when the response time is quick, thereby supporting our hypothesis that alpha wave attenuation is observed when the response time is quick. This finding is also consistent with the results of Roberts and Bell's study, which reported that the response amplitude in the right parietal lobe in both men and women was larger than that in other brain areas during the performance of a complex three-dimensional block design mental rotation task (Roberts and Bell, 2003). According to Overney, et al (2005), Overnry and Blanke (2009), and Dhindsa, et al (2014), the left posterior parietal lobe is strongly activated during mental rotation and mental transmission involving the body part of another person compared to the observer's own body part.…”

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“…For example, Roberts and Bell (2003) measured the electroencephalogram (EEG) as male and female university students undertook two-and three-dimensional object mental rotation tasks. Although males exhibited faster reaction times and more correct responses than females for complicated three-dimensional rotations, the response amplitude of both male and female right parietal lobe was larger than that of other brain areas.…”

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Relationship Between Response Time and the Alpha Attenuation of Congruence Judgments in Two-Model Imagery

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Acta Neuropsychologica

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SUMMARYIn a mental rotation study, if the degree of the rotation angle of a visual stimulus becomes large, the response time for congruence judgment increases. Simultaneously, the cranial nerve becomes active. However, the relevance of the reaction response time to the same mental rotation angle degree conditions (e.g., the angle difference is 180º), and cranial nerve activity is unclear. Therefore, this study examined the relationship between the reaction time for congruence judgment in the degree of the rotation angle of the same visual stimulus, and the cranial nerve activity that resulted in alpha attenuation of the index. Twelve university students (seven male and five female; mean age = 20.3 years, standard deviation SD = 0.9) judged as quickly as possible whether two poses corresponded to each other or not. The angular difference between the two poses was 0º or 180º. The EEG signals were recorded from Fp1, Fp2, F3, F4, C3, C4, P3, and P4 electrodes according to the international 10-20 electrode system, and the frequency bands of α (8-13 Hz) was analyzed. The results showed the response time at 0º was faster than that at 180º, and the response time was correlated with the amplitude of P4 while judging at 180º. These results indicated that the 180º visual stimulus needs to be mentally rotated; the cranial nerve activity of the right parietal region increases when the response time is quick and the cranial nerve activity of the right parietal region become comparatively small.

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“…İki-boyutlu uygulamalarda ise kadınlarda yine sağ paryetal korteks aktivitesigözlenirken erkeklerde sol hemisferin aktive olması, görsel-uzaysal görevlerin yerine getirilmesi sırasında erkek ve kadınların farklı nörolojik mekanizmaları kullanı-yor olabileceğini düşündürmektedir. 16 Daha çok mental işlem yapılmasını gerektiren karmaşık gör-sel-uzaysal görevlerin erkekler tarafından daha yüksek performansla yerine getirilmesi cinsiyetler arasındaki nörolojik yol ve işlem farklılıklarını desteklemektedir.…”

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Relation Between Visio-Spatial Abilities and Academic Success: Başkent University Faculty of Medicine Experience

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Yazıcı²,

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Turkiye Klinikleri J Med Sci

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Ö ÖZ ZE ET T A Am ma aç ç: : Bir nesnenin, bütün ayrıntılarıyla hayal edilebilmesi "zihinsel betimleme" (mental imagery) olarak isimlendirilmekte olup bilişsel birçok işlevin yerine getirilmesinde çok önemli bir beceri olarak kabul edilmektedir. Bu çalışmada, Başkent Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi eğitim programına katkı sağlayabilecek sonuçlara ulaşmak amacıyla, öğrencilerin görsel-uzaysal becerilerindeki gelişim ve anatomi ders başarısı ile ilişkisinin araştırılması hedeflenmiştir. G Ge er re eç ç v ve e Y Yö ön nt te em ml le er r: : Ça-lışmada, belleğindeki görsel bilgiyi zihinsel olarak yönetme, yönlendirme ve işleme becerilerinin somut ifadesi olan görsel-uzaysal yeteneklerin değerlendirilmesinde yaygın olarak kullanılan mental rotasyon testi kullanılmıştır. Çalışmaya, toplam 26 öğrenci katılmıştır. Öğrencilere, 1. ve 2. akademik yıl eğitimlerini aldıkları ardışık 2 yılda mental rotasyon testi uygulanmıştır. Katılımcılardan mental rotasyon testini olabildiğince hızlı bir şekilde tamamlamaları istenmiştir. Veriler, cinsiyet, mental rotasyon beceri düzeyindeki gelişim ve anatomi dersi pratik sınav başarısı açısından karşı-laştırmalı olarak değerlendirilmiştir. B Bu ul lg gu ul la ar r: : Birinci akademik yılda, mental rotasyon performansının erkeklerde kadınlara göre daha yüksek olduğu gösterilmiştir (%181, p<0,001). Bir yıllık eğitim sonrasında, erkeklerde performans gelişimi izlenmez iken, kadınlarda istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir gelişme gösterilmiştir (%45, p<0,05). S So on nu uç ç: : Eğitimin planlaması ve yeni yöntem gelişti-rilmesi çalışmalarını cesaretlendirici sonuçları olan bu çalışma, akademik başarının artırılmasına katkısı olabilecek yeni uygulamaları gündeme taşıması açısından önemlidir. Bu çerçevede, öğren-cilere sunulacak seçmeli ders ya da egzersiz uygulamalarıyla görsel-uzaysal becerileri gelişimine katkıda bulunulması mümkün olabilecektir.A An na ah h t ta ar r K Ke e l li i m me e l le er r: : Eğitim, tıbbi; zihinsel süreçler, betimleme (psikoterapi) A AB BS S T TR RA AC CT T O Ob bj je ec ct ti iv ve e: : Mental imagery is generally defined as the skill of recalling nonlinguistic information and has very important role in cognitive functions. In this study we aimed to investigate the relation between visio-spatial abilities and the academic success of Baskent University Medical Faculty students in order to gather usable results that can be applied on the education program. M Ma at te er ri ia al l a an nd d M Me et th ho od ds s: : Ability of mental imagery may be improved by appropriate exercises and may be quantified by several tests called in general as visio-spatial ability tests. The best known and well defined test in this category which is "mental rotation test" was applied in this study. A total of 26 students who studied in their 1st and 2nd academic year in two successive years took part in the experiment. Participants were asked to complete mental rotation test as fast as they could. The results were analyzed in terms of correlations between gender, development in mental rotatio...

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“…In the presence of mind, the persons learn to be aware of every moment of their mental state and concentrate on different mental ways. Presence of mind is a way that originated from eastern meditation and has been described as the full attention to the experience of present moment [10]. MBCT program includes: Raising awareness through the practice of mindfulness, a particular perspective that is determined through little effort, acceptance and intrinsic interest to experiences, a process that communicates between understanding how to work with vulnerable factors and training them [11].…”

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The Effectiveness of Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy Training on Anxiety of Death and Thoughts of Suicide of Patients With Cancer

Nabipour

Rafieipour

Alizadeh

2018

Zahedan J Res Med Sci

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Background: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive group therapy (MBCT) on reducing suicidal thoughts and death anxiety of patients with cancer. Materials and Methods:This study was applied and semi-experimental conducted by using pre-test and post-test with a control group. The research community included all patients with cancer who referred to Shahid Mohammadi hospital in Bandar Abbas. It contained 30 cancer patients who were selected through purposive sampling method and randomly placed in two experimental and control groups (15 individuals per group). The members of both groups completed Templer's death anxiety questionnaire and Beck's suicidal thoughts before and after the sessions of group therapy (within three months). Findings were analyzed by SPSS software and univariate covariance analysis (ANCOVA) test. Results:The results showed that mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) training significantly reduced the suicidal thoughts and death anxiety in the experimental group (P < 0.01). Conclusion: Based on the results of this study, it is essential that medical care and support forums related to refractory patients to reduce psychological symptoms in patients use mindfulness-based cognitive therapy in their treatment programs.

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Two- and three-dimensional mental rotation tasks lead to different parietal laterality for men and women

Cited by 127 publications

References 33 publications

Relationship Between Response Time and the Alpha Attenuation of Congruence Judgments in Two-Model Imagery

Relationship Between Response Time and the Alpha Attenuation of Congruence Judgments in Two-Model Imagery

Relation Between Visio-Spatial Abilities and Academic Success: Başkent University Faculty of Medicine Experience

The Effectiveness of Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy Training on Anxiety of Death and Thoughts of Suicide of Patients With Cancer

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