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ArticlePsychological research2021

Sex differences in hemispheric lateralization of attentional networks.

Yu Li, Yuanyuan Wang, Xiaohong Jin, Dun Niu, Linjun Zhang, Sabrina Yanan Jiang, Huada Daniel Ruan, Ghee Wee Ho

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Article in Psychological research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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8 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

Yu LiDivision of Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College (UIC), 2000 Jintong Road, Zhuhai, 519087, Guangdong, China.
Yuanyuan WangCollege of Education, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, Shandong, China.
Xiaohong JinStudent Affairs Office, Wuhan Polytechnic College, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Dun NiuCollege of Education, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, Shandong, China.
Linjun ZhangBeijing Advanced Innovation Center for Language Resources and College of Advanced Chinese Training, Beijing Language and Culture University, Beijing, China.
Sabrina Yanan JiangDivision of Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College (UIC), 2000 Jintong Road, Zhuhai, 519087, Guangdong, China.
Huada Daniel RuanDivision of Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College (UIC), 2000 Jintong Road, Zhuhai, 519087, Guangdong, China.
Ghee Wee HoDivision of Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College (UIC), 2000 Jintong Road, Zhuhai, 519087, Guangdong, China. gheeho@uic.edu.cn.
Beijing Normal University - Hong Kong Baptist University United International College · CNQufu Normal University · CNBeijing Language and Culture University · CNBeijing Normal University · CNHong Kong Baptist University · HKWuhan Polytechnic University · CN

Funding

Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College External Research Grant R6014Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College Research Grant R202011Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College Research Grant R5201814Social Science Fund of Beijing 17YYA004
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Males and females differ in various abilities. However, sex differences in hemispheric lateralization of attentional processing are still not well-understood. Using a lateralized version of the attentional network test that combines the Posner cueing paradigm and visual field methodology, we aimed to examine sex differences in the lateralization of several attentional processes including alerting, executive control, orienting benefit, reorienting, and orienting cost. Fifty-six females and 59 males participated in this study. We found a left visual field (right hemisphere) advantage for alerting defined by the differences between no-cue and center-cue conditions in the male group, but it was mainly attributed to the left visual field advantage in the no-cue condition. In contrast, the female group exhibited a left visual field advantage in the center-cue condition. Both groups showed preferences to the left visual field for reorienting and orienting cost, but females exhibited larger effects. This indicates that the two sexes exhibit similarities in terms of the lateralization of these two attentional processes. Furthermore, the interactions between executive control and reorienting/orienting cost were more efficient in males than in females. The current study highlights sex differences in the hemispheric lateralization of attentional networks and possible underlying neural substrates.

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AttentionSex CharacteristicsCuesExecutive FunctionFemaleHumansMaleReaction Time

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