title: The right hemisphere and the human stress response.
abstract: Evidence is presented that most components of the human stress response are influenced asymmetrically by the cerebral hemispheres. The right hemisphere is endowed with a unique response system preparing the organism to deal efficiently with external challenges. Therefore, both the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) axis and the sympathetic-adrenomedullary (SA) axis seem to be under the main control of the right hemisphere.
authors.affiliation: Catholic University of Eichstätt, Department of Physiological and Clinical Psychology, Germany.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wittling
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000503:physiopathology*