Alexithymia, interhemispheric transfer, and right hemispheric specialization: A critical review

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 81-92

  Tabibnia, Golnaz ^a   Zaidel, Eran ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Affect; Alexithymia; Corpus callosum; Hemispheric specialization; Interhemispheric transfer; Laterality

Indexed keywords

ALEXITHYMIA; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN FUNCTION; CALCULATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMOTIONALITY; EMPIRICISM; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; INTERHEMISPHERIC TRANSFER; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; SENSORY STIMULATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION TEST;

AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; BRAIN; EMOTIONS; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MENTAL PROCESSES;

EID: 16344382379     PISSN: 00333190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000083166     Document Type: Review

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