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Cerebral Lateralization and Heartbeat Discrimination
Author(s) -
Hantas Michael N.,
Katkin Edward S.,
Reed Sheila D.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
psychophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.661
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1469-8986
pISSN - 0048-5772
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-8986.1984.tb02934.x
Subject(s) - psychology , lateralization of brain function , right hemisphere , laterality , perception , heartbeat , audiology , preference , task (project management) , left and right , cognitive psychology , developmental psychology , neuroscience , medicine , computer security , management , structural engineering , computer science , engineering , economics , microeconomics
ABSTRACT This study examined individual differences in visceral perception as a function of cerebral lateral preference as assessed by conjugate lateral eye movements. Subjects were classified as “left movers” (i.e., right hemisphere preferent) or “right movers” (i.e., left hemisphere preferent). “Right movers” performed at chance level on a heartbeat detection task, whereas “left movers” performed significantly above chance. With knowledge‐of‐results (KOR) training all subjects showed a significant increment in performance, but the left movers maintained their superiority. These results support the hypothesis that performance on a visceral perception task may be subserved by relative activation of the right hemisphere.