Dichotic listening performance and interhemispheric integration after stress exposure.

ABSTRACT: Functional hemispheric asymmetries (FHAs) have been thought to be relatively stable over time. However, past research has shown that FHAs are more plastic than initially thought. Endocrinological processes have been demonstrated to alter FHAs. As the product of the stress-activated hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis, cortisol influences information processing at every level from stimulus perception to decision making and action. To investigate the influence of acute stress on FHAs, 60 participants performed a Banich-Belger task, as well as a verbal and an emotional dichotic listening task in two sessions. One session included a stress induction via the Trier Social Stress Test, the other session included a control procedure. We calculated across-field advantages (AFAs) in the Banich-Belge

SUBMITTER: Berretz G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7705688 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature