In simple visual reaction time (RT) tasks, presenting stimuli to both left and right hemifields results in faster response than presenting only one stimulus to one hrmifield. This phenomenon is referred to as redundancy gain. Based on different kinds of stimuli, it could be interpreted diversely as a sign of inter-hemispheric communication. Models including race model, co-activation model, inter- hemispheric inhibition hypothesis, and dual attention hypothesis may be used to explain the effects of redundancy gain on the performance of visual reaction time tasks. These models and hypotheses explain the relationship between redundancy gain and inter-hemispheric communication differently. When investigating redundant tasks, researchers should analyze the methods of experiments and the characteristics of stimuli carefully in order to answer different research questions.