Intra- and interindividual differences in lateralized cognitive performance and asymmetrical EEG activity in the frontal cortex |
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Authors: | Papousek Ilona Murhammer Daniela Schulter Günter |
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Affiliation: | a Department of Psychology, Biological Psychology Unit, Karl-Franzens University of Graz, Austria |
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Abstract: | The study shows that changes in relative verbal vs. figural working memory and fluency performance from one session to a second session two to 3 weeks apart covary with spontaneously occurring changes of cortical asymmetry in the lateral frontal and central cortex, measured by electroencephalography (EEG) in resting conditions before the execution of tasks. That is, it was examined whether the current state of cortical asymmetry predicts verbal vs. figural performance. The findings complete the circle from studies showing correlations between changes of EEG asymmetry in the lateral frontal cortex and changes of mood to studies showing correlations between changes of mood and changes of relative verbal vs. figural working memory and fluency performance. The study suggests that state-dependent changes of lateralized cortical activity may underlie certain cognitive-emotional interactions observed in previous studies, and supports the assumption of reciprocal influences of specific emotional and specific cognitive processes. |
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Keywords: | Hemispheric asymmetry Cognition Emotion EEG Working memory Fluency Verbal Figural |
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