Emotional Television Scenes and Hemispheric Specialization.

Reeves, Byron; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ391819

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Publication Date: 1989

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Emotional Television Scenes and Hemispheric Specialization.

Reeves, Byron; And Others

Human Communication Research, v15 n4 p493-508 Sum 1989

Examines hemispheric differences in cortical arousal as a function of positive and negative emotional television scenes. Finds that (1) the processing of emotional content is hemispherically asymmetric; and (2) negative material produced greater cortical arousal in the right hemisphere and positive material greater arousal in the left. (MS)

Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Cognitive Processes, Communication Research, Emotional Response, Mass Media Effects, Television Research, Television Viewing

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