title: A comparison of EEG activity in the left and right cerebral hemispheres by power-spectrum analysis during language and non-language tasks.
abstract: In 10 female subjects, power-spectrum analysis was performed on the alpha activity elicted during the resting state, 4 right hemispheric tasks, and 3 left hemispheric tasks. The data were treated in 3 ways: approach 1, comparing the right and left hemispheric alpha activity; approach 2, comparing the right and left hemispheric alpha activity adjusted for the resting state; and approach 3, comparing the right and left hemispheric alpha activity adjusted for the previous task. Approaches 1 and 2 revealed few significant differences in the alpha activity of the hemispheres, but approach 3 provided data that better fit the theory of decreased power spectrum of attenuation of activity in the activated hemisphere. Thus, approach 3 may be useful in developing an electroencephalographic test for determining cerebral dominance for language.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000513:Alpha Rhythm; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000502:physiology*; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language