Right hemisphere interference during negative affect: a reaction time study
NeuropsychologiaPublished 1 January 1984
Elisabetta Làdavas, Roberto Nicoletti, Carlo Umiltà, Giacomo Rizzolatti
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Two experiments are described in which simple reaction times to lateralized visual stimuli were measured in normal subjects during negative affect and during recollection of everyday life scenes, finding a remarkable increase of RTs with respect to a control situation without interfering activity.
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Two experiments are described in which simple reaction times (RTs) to lateralized visual stimuli were measured in normal subjects during negative affect and during recollection of everyday life scenes. In both experiments the mental activity produced a remarkable increase of RTs with respect to a control situation without interfering activity. During production of the negative affect there was a selective lengthening of RTs mediated by the right hemisphere. The role of the right hemisphere in producing emotions is discussed.
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