Emotional processing is lateralized in the human brain

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Neuroimaging, clinical, and comparative studies demonstrate that human emotional processing exhibits functional lateralization and valence-dependent hemispheric asymmetries.

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The retrieved literature consistently supports the claim that emotional processing is lateralized in the brain. Paper [0] shows specific regional and valence lateralization during emotional processing using fMRI. Paper [1] links asymmetric brain dysfunction in Parkinson's disease to deficits in vocal emotion decoding, highlighting hemispheric specialization. Paper [7] confirms valence-sensitive hemispheric shifts during emotional states. Therefore, the evidence strongly supports the claim.

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Hemispheric Asymmetry for Affective Stimulus Processing in Healthy Subjects–A fMRI Study

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Esther M Beraha, J. Eggers, Catherine Hindi Attar, S. Gutwinski, F. Schlagenhauf, M. Stoy, P. Sterzer, T. Kienast, A. Heinz, F. Bermpohl. Hemispheric Asymmetry for Affective Stimulus Processing in Healthy Subjects–A fMRI Study. 2012. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0046931

fMRI evidence demonstrates region-specific functional lateralization and valence asymmetries during emotional stimulus processing.

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Hemispheric specialization of the basal ganglia during vocal emotion decoding: Evidence from asymmetric Parkinson's disease and 18FDG PET

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Nancy Stirnimann, K. N’diaye, F. Jeune, Jean-François Houvenaghel, J. Péron. Hemispheric specialization of the basal ganglia during vocal emotion decoding: Evidence from asymmetric Parkinson's disease and 18FDG PET. 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2018.07.023

Patients with asymmetric Parkinson's disease demonstrate that right fronto-striatal networks and hemispheric specialization play a specific role in vocal emotion decoding.

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Seeing both sides: dogs' eyes reveal valence-sensitive shifts between emotional states.

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Simon T, Wilkinson A, Guo K, Mills D, Frasnelli E. Seeing both sides: dogs' eyes reveal valence-sensitive shifts between emotional states.. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2025.1578

Animal studies using dogs demonstrate dynamic, valence-sensitive hemispheric shifts in emotional processing.

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