Cerebral laterality in affect and affective illness: a review.
It is generally claimed that affect processing is a right hemisphere function. It is also claimed that right hemisphere dysfunction is characteristic of depressive illness. These claims are not accepted without controversy, and it has been found that the relationship between affect processing and affective illness in terms of intra- and interhemispheric role is not straightforward. Two types of studies were reviewed in this context: behavioral and electrophysiological. Potential confounding effects are discussed.
Mandal
M K
MK
Department of Psychology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.
Asthana
H S
HS
Pandey
R
R
Sarbadhikari
S
S
D000339:Affect / Q000502:physiology*; D001307:Auditory Perception / Q000502:physiology; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology; D014796:Visual Perception / Q000502:physiology