Cerebral Mechanisms Underlying Facial, Prosodic, and Lexical Emotional Expression: A Review of Neuropsychological Studies and Methodological Issues

Cortical contributions to human emotional expression are examined with a focus on interhemispheric (right vs. left) and intrahemispheric (anterior vs. posterior) mechanisms. This article reviews behavioral studies of emotional expression in brain-damaged patients with unilateral lesions and in norma...

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Veröffentlicht in:Neuropsychology 1993-10, Vol.7 (4), p.445-463
1. Verfasser: Borod, Joan C
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Zusammenfassung:Cortical contributions to human emotional expression are examined with a focus on interhemispheric (right vs. left) and intrahemispheric (anterior vs. posterior) mechanisms. This article reviews behavioral studies of emotional expression in brain-damaged patients with unilateral lesions and in normal adults. Studies involving facial, prosodic, and lexical (verbal) communication channels are reviewed for patients; facial asymmetry studies are reviewed for normal subjects. Data are presented separately for posed and spontaneous conditions and for positive and negative emotions. Findings support right-hemisphere dominance for emotional expression, especially for prosodic and lexical expression in brain-damaged patients and for facial expression in normal subjects. Methodological factors are suggested to account for differences among facial expression studies in brain-damaged patients. The data are discussed in terms of neuropsychological theories of emotion and directions for future research.
ISSN:0894-4105
1931-1559
DOI:10.1037/0894-4105.7.4.445