Matching was performed for the left-left and right-right gallery-probe periocular image pair as previous research has indicated that the left and right regions are sufficiently different.
In line with previous research on word onset priming, left-lateralized priming for phoneme overlap was obtained in the N100 P200 effect (Friedrich et al., 2009; Schild et al., 2012).
Previous research suggests that pain arising on the left side of the body may be associated with greater emotional distress and use of healthcare services than right-sided pain.
For consistency with previous research, asymmetry scores were computed such that the left natural log transformed score was always subtracted from the right natural log transformed score (i.e., ln[Right Site] − ln[Left Site]).
In the standard MMNm time window we observed strongly left lateralised responses for both words and pseudowords, which contrasts with results from previous research using speech sounds (rather than whole words) showing no left lateralisation (Breier et al. 2007) or even right lateralisation (Teki et al. 2013) of MMN responses in aphasic patients.
Previous research has also linked local gamma modulation in the left BA44 with phonological processing (Mainy et al. 2008; Wheat et al. 2010).
Although there may be language differences in the involvement of dorsal left IFG, the present study and previous research suggests developmental and skill-related increases in the engagement of selection mechanisms during lexical processing.
In accord with previous research on hostility evaluating cardiovascular deregulation in hostile men using left and right frontal fluency stress [21, 75], the present experiment employed lateralized stressors in this population with a diminished capacity for negative emotional regulation.
Consistent with previous research [ 20], LPC was larger for words that presented in the left hemisphere relative to the right hemisphere, since words were processed in the left brain [ 42].
Previous research indicates that a number of regions show higher FA values in the left hemisphere potentially signifying more white matter organization [31], [40], [41].
