A dissociation of right and left hemispheric effects for recognizing emotional tone and verbal content |
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Authors: | Robert G Ley MP Bryden |
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Institution: | 1. University of Waterloo Canada;2. R.G.L. is now at Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada |
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Abstract: | Emotionally intoned sentences (happy, sad, angry, and neutral voices) were dichotically paired with monotone sentences. A left ear advantage was found for recognizing emotional intonation, while a simultaneous right ear advantage was found for recognizing the verbal content of the sentences. The results indicate a right hemispheric superiority in recognizing emotional stimuli. These findings are most reasonably attributed to differential lateralization of emotional functions, rather than to subject strategy effects. No evidence was found to support a hypothesis that each hemisphere is involved in processing different types of emotion. |
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Keywords: | Send requests for reprints to Dr M P Bryden Department of Psychology University of Waterloo Waterloo Ontario N2L 3G1 Canada |
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