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Frontal asymmetry as a mediator and moderator of emotion: An updated review
Abstract
For over 35 years, research has examined frontal alpha EEG asymmetry, discussed in terms of relative left frontal activity (rLFA) in the present review, as a concurrent and prospective marker of affective processing and psychopathology. Because rLFA may index (a) neural correlates of frontal asymmetry, or (b) psychological constructs to which frontal asymmetry relates, rLFA can advance our understanding of both neural and psychological models of emotion and psychopathology. In order to improve such understanding, the specific role of rLFA in extending or challenging existing theory must be clear to researchers and readers alike. In particular, in 2004, Coan and Allen argued that examination of rLFA as a mediator or moderator may improve our theoretical understanding of rLFA. Despite being a commonly cited paper in the field, most rLFA research today still fails to acknowledge the statistical role of rLFA in the research. The aim of the present paper is to (a) convince the reader of the importance of distinguishing rLFA as a predictor, outcome, mediator, or moderator in order to conduct theory‐driven research, and (b) highlight some of the major advances in rLFA literature since the review by Coan and Allen (2004) in the framework of mediators and moderators. We selected a broad range of search terms to capture relevant rLFA research and included only those studies utilizing established methods for rLFA measurement.
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“Frontal EEG asymmetry can be measured during a resting session, and therefore described as a personality trait, or during a task, and thus described as a state (Coan & Allen, 2003;Reznik & Allen, 2018).”
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“Travis and Arenander (2004) critiqued the authors’ claim that Davidson et al. (2003) found “significant increases in left-sided anterior activation” given that they found changes as a function of group directly after the intervention (rather than 4 months later) at resting rLFA only for temporal…”
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“In contrast, the right frontal region was closely linked to withdrawal motivation, inhibition, and negative emotions (e.g., fear, anxiety, and disgust) (Coan & Allen, 2004; Davidson & Irwin, 1999; Reznik & Allen, 2018).”
Metadata
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- Reznik, S. J., & Allen, J. J. B.
- Venue
- Psychophysiology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2017-08-04
- Volume
- 55
- Issue
- 1
- ISSN
- 0048-5772 (ISSN-L)
- 1469-8986
- OpenAlex
- W2744129140
- Cited by
- 322
- References
- 154
- FWCI
- 14.89
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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