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. 2016 Feb 4;6:20144. doi: 10.1038/srep20144

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(A) Graphical representation of the task. Images were presented one at a time and remained on the screen until the participant provided the verbal response (left or right). (B) Direction of mental rotation. Lateral rotations (LAT) included right-lateralized images at 90° and left-lateralized images at 270°. Medial rotations (MED) comprised right-lateralized images at 270° and left-lateralized images at 90°. Upright and upside-down rotations referred to the fingers’/toes’ orientation (0° and 180°, respectively). For illustration purposes only hand images are shown here. The same applied to foot and body images.