Which form of neglect involves reduced attention or processing of visual stimuli and difficulty disengaging visual attention to shift to another area?

• A. Motor neglect
• B. Tactile neglect
• C. Visuospatial neglect
• D. Auditory neglect

Answer: (C)

Visuospatial neglect is about how attention is allocated in visual space. It involves reduced attention or processing of stimuli on one side of space and a difficulty disengaging attention to shift to another area. This means a person may overlook items on the neglected side and struggle to move focus from the intact side to the other, especially when required to shift attention across space. This pattern commonly follows damage to parts of the right hemisphere, particularly the parietal region, and manifests as left‑sided neglect of visual information.

This fits the described scenario because the emphasis is on processing visual stimuli and the challenge of moving attention from one area to another. Other forms involve different senses or actions: motor neglect is a failure to initiate or sustain movements on the affected side; tactile neglect involves reduced processing of touch; auditory neglect involves neglecting sounds from one side.