Frontal and parietal electroencephalogram asymmetry in depressed and nondepressed subjects
Biological Psychiatry
Format:
Journal Article
Publication Year:
n.d.
Pages:
753-762
Sources ID:
22634
Visibility:
Private
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Abstract:
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High vs. low scorers on the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) were compared on measures of resting EEG activation asymmetry from frontal and parietal brain regions. Depressed subjects showed greater relative right frontal activation compared with nondepressed subjects. Parietal asymmetry did not distinguish between the groups. These data support the hypothesis of right hemisphere hyperactivation in the frontal region of depressed individuals and are consistent with the growing body of literature which suggests that the left and right frontal regions may be differentially specialized for particular positive and negative affects.
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