EEG Correlates of a paper-and-pencil test measuring hemisphericity

H. Merckelbach*, P. Muris, R. Horselenberg, P.J. de Jong

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Abstract

The present study examined the validity of the Preference Test (PT), a questionnaire that intends to measure the extent to which subjects rely on right-hemisphere and left-hemisphere cognitions. Normal subjects (N = 20) completed the PT and were then assigned to a group with a relatively strong preference for left-hemisphere cognitions or a group with a relatively strong preference for right-hemisphere cognitions. Next. background EEG was recorded. Subjects with a preference for right-hemisphere cognitions were found to display relatively more ct power over the left than over the right frontal areas, compared to subjects with a preference for left-hemisphere cognitions. This finding provides partial support for the validity of the PT.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)739-744
JournalJournal of Clinical Psychology
Volume53
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 1997

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