Effects of learning experience on bihemispheric processing.
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of learning experience on benefits of bihemispheric processing. First, right-handed students were given the paired-associated learning task that required them to memorize the pairs of a familiar-font letter with an unfamiliar-font letter. After this task, both the letters were presented in the unilateral (UVF) and bilateral visual-fields (BVF) (Test 1). They were asked to decide if both the letters were the match. Second, the learning task was given to them, followed by the same letter-matching task (Test 2). The results showed that a UVF-advantage in Test 1 shifted toward a BVF-advantage in Test 2. These findings suggested that, as the amount of learning increased, the benefits of bihemispheric processing would be enhanced.