Hugs and kisses–The role of motor preferences and emotional lateralization for hemispheric asymmetries in human social touch
Social touch is an important aspect of human social interaction-across all cultures, humans
engage in kissing, cradling and embracing. These behaviors are necessarily asymmetric …
engage in kissing, cradling and embracing. These behaviors are necessarily asymmetric …
Unmasking the relevance of hemispheric asymmetries—Break on through (to the other side)
M Esteves, SS Lopes, A Almeida, N Sousa… - Progress in …, 2020 - Elsevier
The pioneer works of Marc Dax and Paul Broca on the association between left hemisphere
injuries and speech impairments, revealed one of the most intriguing properties of the brain …
injuries and speech impairments, revealed one of the most intriguing properties of the brain …
Laterality 2020: Entering the next decade
In the 2010s, significant progress has been made in several key areas of laterality research,
including neuroimaging, genetics and comparative research. In the present article, we …
including neuroimaging, genetics and comparative research. In the present article, we …
Interpersonal conflict increases interpersonal neural synchronization in romantic couples
Previous studies on dual-brain social interaction have shown different patterns of
interpersonal neural synchronization (INS) between conflictual and supportive interactions …
interpersonal neural synchronization (INS) between conflictual and supportive interactions …
Four meta-analyses across 164 studies on atypical footedness prevalence and its relation to handedness
Human lateral preferences, such as handedness and footedness, have interested
researchers for decades due to their pronounced asymmetries at the population level. While …
researchers for decades due to their pronounced asymmetries at the population level. While …
Investigating real-life emotions in romantic couples: a mobile EEG study
The neural basis of emotional processing has been largely investigated in constrained
spatial environments such as stationary EEGs or fMRI scanners using highly artificial stimuli …
spatial environments such as stationary EEGs or fMRI scanners using highly artificial stimuli …
Handedness and sex effects on lateral biases in human cradling: Three meta-analyses
The earliest form of social contact for a newborn is being cradled by its mother. This
important behavior has been found to be lateralized to the left side by many, but not all …
important behavior has been found to be lateralized to the left side by many, but not all …
Human lateralization, maternal effects and neurodevelopmental disorders
In humans, behavioral laterality and hemispheric asymmetries are part of a complex
biobehavioral system in which genetic factors have been repeatedly proposed as …
biobehavioral system in which genetic factors have been repeatedly proposed as …
Using mobile EEG to investigate alpha and beta asymmetries during hand and foot use
The Edinburgh Handedness Inventory (EHI) and the Waterloo Footedness Questionnaire
(WFQ) are two of the most widely used questionnaires to assess lateralized everyday …
(WFQ) are two of the most widely used questionnaires to assess lateralized everyday …
Romantic partner embraces reduce cortisol release after acute stress induction in women but not in men
G Berretz, C Cebula, BM Wortelmann… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Stress is omnipresent in our everyday lives. It is therefore critical to identify potential stress-
buffering behaviors that can help to prevent the negative effects of acute stress in daily life …
buffering behaviors that can help to prevent the negative effects of acute stress in daily life …