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Frontal brain asymmetry predicts infants' response to maternal separation
Journal of Abnormal Psychology
Format: Journal Article
Publication Year: n.d.
Pages: 127-131
Sources ID: 22644
Visibility: Private
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Examined whether certain features of infant temperament might be related to individual differences in the asymmetry of resting frontal activation. EEG was recorded from the left and right frontal and parietal scalp regions of 13 normal 10-month-old infants. Infant behavior was then observed during a brief period of maternal separation. Those infants who cried in response to maternal separation showed greater right frontal activation during the preceding baseline period compared with infants who did not cry. Frontal activation asymmetry may be a state-independent marker for individual differences in threshold of reactivity to stressful events and vulnerability to particular emotions.
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