Processing asymmetries for complex sounds: comparisons between behavioral ear advantages and electrophysiological asymmetries based on quantitative electroencephalography. 1992

J L Lauter
Institute for Neurogenic Communication Disorders, University of Arizona.

This experiment extends our earlier work on individual differences in ear advantages for complex sounds (Lauter 1982, 1983, 1984) to examine the results of combined behavioral and qEEG testing in the same subjects. Results include: (1) between-subject differences in absolute values together with between-subject agreements in terms of relative values, observed both for ear advantages (EAs) and hemisphere advantages (HAs); (2) within-subject agreement between behavioral (EAs) and physiological (HAs) measures of asymmetries; and (3) preliminary findings related to the interpretation of qEEG asymmetry data, such as the influence of hand movements on auditory-cortex qEEG recordings, and persistence of activation effects in which asymmetries evoked during a stimulation condition may be reflected in resting asymmetries observed during a subsequent control condition.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007839 Functional Laterality Behavioral manifestations of cerebral dominance in which there is preferential use and superior functioning of either the left or the right side, as in the preferred use of the right hand or right foot. Ambidexterity,Behavioral Laterality,Handedness,Laterality of Motor Control,Mirror Writing,Laterality, Behavioral,Laterality, Functional,Mirror Writings,Motor Control Laterality,Writing, Mirror,Writings, Mirror
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D010470 Perceptual Masking The interference of one perceptual stimulus with another causing a decrease or lessening in perceptual effectiveness. Masking, Perceptual,Maskings, Perceptual,Perceptual Maskings
D004423 Ear The hearing and equilibrium system of the body. It consists of three parts: the EXTERNAL EAR, the MIDDLE EAR, and the INNER EAR. Sound waves are transmitted through this organ where vibration is transduced to nerve signals that pass through the ACOUSTIC NERVE to the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. The inner ear also contains the vestibular organ that maintains equilibrium by transducing signals to the VESTIBULAR NERVE. Vestibulocochlear System,Vestibulocochlear Apparatus,Apparatus, Vestibulocochlear,Ears,System, Vestibulocochlear
D004569 Electroencephalography Recording of electric currents developed in the brain by means of electrodes applied to the scalp, to the surface of the brain, or placed within the substance of the brain. EEG,Electroencephalogram,Electroencephalograms
D004594 Electrophysiology The study of the generation and behavior of electrical charges in living organisms particularly the nervous system and the effects of electricity on living organisms.
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000161 Acoustic Stimulation Use of sound to elicit a response in the nervous system. Auditory Stimulation,Stimulation, Acoustic,Stimulation, Auditory
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