The evidence from unilateral neglect patients and patients with normal attentional abilities suggests that

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The evidence from both unilateral neglect patients and patients with normal attentional abilities suggests that both space- and object-based attention are important in attention. Unilateral neglect patients tend to ignore one side of space, indicating that spatial attention is important. Meanwhile, patients with normal attentional abilities can selectively attend to objects, suggesting object-based attention is also important. Therefore, both types of attention seem to be important in attention, and choice C is the best answer. Option A and B are incorrect because they suggest that only one type of attention is important, which is not supported by the evidence. Option D is incorrect because no cognitive system is perfect.

The Evidence from Unilateral Neglect Patients and Patients with Normal