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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-11-7
pubmed:abstractText
Research on cerebral affective processing in humans has concentrated on the lateralization of the prefrontal cortex. However, the parietal cortex also seems to play a role in motivation and emotion. In the present study the lateralized role of the parietal cortex in motivated attention was investigated, using an electrophysiological correlate of brain activity (electroencephalogram (EEG)) and a modified Dot probe task, which indexes selective, i.e. avoidant or vigilant attention for angry faces in a spatial display. Twenty-two participants underwent an EEG baseline recording from the F3, F4, P3 and P4 electrode positions, which was followed by the modified Dot probe task. Spectral power in 1 Hz frequency bins were derived for each electrode site and transformed to power density values in the 8-12 Hz (alpha) and 13-30 Hz (beta) frequency range. Log-transformed prefrontal and parietal asymmetries and bias scores for selective attention to angry and happy faces were calculated. Results showed a highly significant relationship between the asymmetry in parietal EEG beta activity and the attentional response to the angry face. Relative more right-sided parietal EEG activity in the beta frequency domain was predictive of a more avoidant response to angry facial expression. This finding suggests that asymmetrical parietal beta activity might be linked to the behavioural dimensions of approach and withdrawal.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0304-3940
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
13
pubmed:volume
314
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
13-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11698135-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:11698135-Attention, pubmed-meshheading:11698135-Electroencephalography, pubmed-meshheading:11698135-Electrooculography, pubmed-meshheading:11698135-Emotions, pubmed-meshheading:11698135-Evoked Potentials, Visual, pubmed-meshheading:11698135-Eye Movements, pubmed-meshheading:11698135-Female, pubmed-meshheading:11698135-Functional Laterality, pubmed-meshheading:11698135-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11698135-Male, pubmed-meshheading:11698135-Neuropsychological Tests, pubmed-meshheading:11698135-Parietal Lobe, pubmed-meshheading:11698135-Pattern Recognition, Visual, pubmed-meshheading:11698135-Photic Stimulation, pubmed-meshheading:11698135-Psychomotor Performance, pubmed-meshheading:11698135-Reaction Time, pubmed-meshheading:11698135-Regression Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:11698135-Social Behavior
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Parietal electroencephalogram beta asymmetry and selective attention to angry facial expressions in healthy human subjects.
pubmed:affiliation
Affective Neuroscience Section, Helmholtz Research Institute, 3584 CS Utrecht, The Netherlands. d.schutter@fss.uu.nl
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article