title: Affective self-report during the intracarotid sodium amobarbital test.
abstract: Changes in internal affective state were investigated in patients undergoing the intracarotid sodium amobarbital test. It was found that when the left hemisphere was inactivated, patients rated their mood as significantly more negative than during baseline conditions. No significant change in affective state was observed during the inactivation of the right hemisphere. The findings are interpreted in terms of a differential lateralization model of emotion, in which the right hemisphere is more involved in the more powerful and salient negative affects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson 85724.
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Ahern
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Herring
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Tackenberg
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Seeger
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Labiner
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Weinand
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Oommen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D000654:Amobarbital; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000503:physiopathology; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007269:Injections, Intra-Arterial; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000654:Amobarbital