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Brain asymmetry and stress: New
perspectives in psychophysiologically oriented psychosomatic research
Ilona Papousek, Günter Schulter
Summary
Linking findings of laterality research on stress, emotion, and
cortical-autonomic regulation with modern approaches of psychosomatic
research may open up new paths for the understanding of some of the
mechanisms through which psychological processes (chronic stress and
negative emotion) affect physical well-being. In the present article,
we briefly review the theoretical background and findings of some
recent studies performed in our laboratory that support this
integrative approach.
Key words: stress, hemispheric asymmetry,
psychophysiology, psychosomatics, EEG, EDA
Dr. Ilona Papousek
Dr. Günter Schulter
University of Graz
Department of Psychology
Universitätsplatz 2/ III
A-8010 Graz
Austria
    
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Lengerich, Berlin, Riga, Rom, Wien, Zagreb
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