?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=+Comparative+assessment+of+distance+processing+and+hemispheric+specialization+in+humans+(Homo+sapiens)+and+baboons+(Papio+papio)&rft.creator=D%C3%A9py%2C+D&rft.creator=Fagot%2C+J&rft.creator=Vauclair%2C+J&rft.subject=Comparative+Psychology&rft.description=This+comparative+study+explored+the+ability+to+process+distance+and+its+lateralization+in+humans+and+baboons.+Using+a+conditional+matching-to-sample+procedure+in+a+divided-field+format%2C+subjects+had+to+decide+whether+or+not+the+distance+between+a+line+and+a+dot+belonged+to+a+short-+or+a+long-distance+category.+Experiments+1%2C+2%2C+and+4+demonstrated+the+ability+of+baboons+to+process+and+categorize+distances.+Moreover%2C+humans+showed+better+distance+processing+for+right+visual+field%2Fleft+hemisphere+presentations+than+for+left+visual+field%2Fright+hemisphere+(LVF-RH)+displays+(Experiments+1%E2%80%932).+The+same+bias+was+found+in+baboons+(Experiment+1)%2C+but+in+a+weaker+way.+In+Experiment+3%2C+naive+human+individuals+were+tested+and+the+difficulty+of+the+discrimination+was+enhanced.+There+was+a+LVF-RH+advantage+which+vanished+with+practice.+Results+are+discussed+by+referring+to+theories+(i.e.%2C+Kosslyn%2C+1987)+of+visuospatial+processing+for+coordinate+and+categorical+judgments.&rft.date=1998&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F3600%2F1%2FDepy_Brain_%2526_Co__98_.pdf&rft.identifier=++D%C3%A9py%2C+D+and+Fagot%2C+J+and+Vauclair%2C+J++(1998)++Comparative+assessment+of+distance+processing+and+hemispheric+specialization+in+humans+(Homo+sapiens)+and+baboons+(Papio+papio).++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F3600%2F