Differential Hemispheric Lateralization of Emotions and Related Display Behaviors: Emotion-Type Hypothesis
There are two well-known hypotheses regarding hemispheric lateralization of emotions. The Right Hemisphere Hypothesis (RHH) postulates that emotions and associated display behaviors are a dominant and lateralized function of the right hemisphere. The Valence Hypothesis (VH) posits that negative emot...
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| description | There are two well-known hypotheses regarding hemispheric lateralization of emotions. The Right Hemisphere Hypothesis (RHH) postulates that emotions and associated display behaviors are a dominant and lateralized function of the right hemisphere. The Valence Hypothesis (VH) posits that negative emotions and related display behaviors are modulated by the right hemisphere and positive emotions and related display behaviors are modulated by the left hemisphere. Although both the RHH and VH are supported by extensive research data, they are mutually exclusive, suggesting that there may be a missing factor in play that may provide a more accurate description of how emotions are lateralization in the brain. Evidence will be presented that provides a much broader perspective of emotions by embracing the concept that emotions can be classified into primary and social types and that hemispheric lateralization is better explained by the Emotion-type Hypothesis (ETH). The ETH posits that primary emotions and related display behaviors are modulated by the right hemisphere and social emotions and related display behaviors are modulated by the left hemisphere. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4483c54d665144b8825975d672d8c8e82023-11-22T06:59:02ZengMDPI AGBrain Sciences2076-34252021-08-01118103410.3390/brainsci11081034Differential Hemispheric Lateralization of Emotions and Related Display Behaviors: Emotion-Type HypothesisElliott D. Ross0Department of Neurology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USAThere are two well-known hypotheses regarding hemispheric lateralization of emotions. The Right Hemisphere Hypothesis (RHH) postulates that emotions and associated display behaviors are a dominant and lateralized function of the right hemisphere. The Valence Hypothesis (VH) posits that negative emotions and related display behaviors are modulated by the right hemisphere and positive emotions and related display behaviors are modulated by the left hemisphere. Although both the RHH and VH are supported by extensive research data, they are mutually exclusive, suggesting that there may be a missing factor in play that may provide a more accurate description of how emotions are lateralization in the brain. Evidence will be presented that provides a much broader perspective of emotions by embracing the concept that emotions can be classified into primary and social types and that hemispheric lateralization is better explained by the Emotion-type Hypothesis (ETH). The ETH posits that primary emotions and related display behaviors are modulated by the right hemisphere and social emotions and related display behaviors are modulated by the left hemisphere.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/8/1034social and primary emotionshemispheric lateralizationdisplay rulesfacial expressionsfacial blends |
| spellingShingle | Elliott D. Ross Differential Hemispheric Lateralization of Emotions and Related Display Behaviors: Emotion-Type Hypothesis Brain Sciences social and primary emotions hemispheric lateralization display rules facial expressions facial blends |
| title | Differential Hemispheric Lateralization of Emotions and Related Display Behaviors: Emotion-Type Hypothesis |
| title_full | Differential Hemispheric Lateralization of Emotions and Related Display Behaviors: Emotion-Type Hypothesis |
| title_fullStr | Differential Hemispheric Lateralization of Emotions and Related Display Behaviors: Emotion-Type Hypothesis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Differential Hemispheric Lateralization of Emotions and Related Display Behaviors: Emotion-Type Hypothesis |
| title_short | Differential Hemispheric Lateralization of Emotions and Related Display Behaviors: Emotion-Type Hypothesis |
| title_sort | differential hemispheric lateralization of emotions and related display behaviors emotion type hypothesis |
| topic | social and primary emotions hemispheric lateralization display rules facial expressions facial blends |
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