Fisk, G.D., & Mennemeier, M. (2006). Common neuropsychological deficits associated with stroke survivors' impaired performance on a useful field of view test. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 102, 387-394.
Useful field of view is a measure of information processing in peripheral vision that has potential for predicting impaired driving performance. The present study was performed to examine whether common neuropsychological deficits resulting from stroke might be associated with useful field of view impairment. Forty-six stroke survivors had impaired useful field of view test performance when compared to individuals without stroke (t30.6 = -4.33, p < .001). The useful field of view impairments in stroke survivors were associated with impaired peripheral fields, slowed processing speeds, and diminished attention. Useful field of view impairment was not localized to lesions in any particular brain area. The results showed that common neuropsychological impairments may have contributed to inefficient extraction of visual information from peripheral vision.