Patients with extinction are unable to detect a visual stimulus presented on the contralesional side of space if
A)the stimulus is presented alone in the visual field.
B)this stimulus is presented at the same time as a stimulus on the ipsilesional side of the visual field.
C)there is no cue that precedes the stimulus.
D)the stimulus is presented with another at a more lateral position in the contralesional visual field.

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Patients with extinction have difficulty detecting a stimulus on the contralesional side when presented simultaneously with a stimulus on the ipsilesional side, leading to a failure to report the contralesional stimulus. This phenomenon is called extinction.

Patients with Extinction Are Unable to Detect a Visual Stimulus