PERFORMANCE OF SUBJECTS WITH LEFT VISUAL NEGLECT AFTER REMOVAL OF THERIGHT VISUAL-FIELD USING HEMIFIELD GOGGLES

Subjects with right cerebral hemisphere damage and left visual neglect completed five neuropsychological tests of neglect with and without h emifield goggles that occluded their right visual field, Results indic ated that when the non-neglected field is occluded, subjects are able to perform with visual input directed to the ''neglected field.'' Resu lts appear to support the attentional theory of neglect and suggest an inhibition by the intact left hemisphere on right hemisphere perceptu al processing of input, The significant potential of this method for r ehabilitation of recovery from neglect in right hemisphere stroke pati ents is discussed.