Approximately 50 years have elapsed since Terzian (1964), Rossi and Rosadini (1967) and
Gainotti (1969, 1972) published the first papers on laterality effects in the representation of …

In this paper I discuss the main models that have tried to explain brain asymmetries for
emotions. The first models, based on clinical observations, proposed either a general right …

In this chapter the history of research on emotional laterality will be taken into account,
starting from the pioneering investigations in this area and from the first observations of the …

Models advanced to explain hemispheric asymmetries in representation of emotions will be
discussed following their historical progression. First, the clinical observations that have …

Different models of emotional lateralization, advanced since the first clinical observations
raised this issue, will be reviewed following their historical progression. The clinical …

The Right-Hemisphere Hypothesis posits that emotional stimuli are perceived more
efficiently by the right hemisphere than by the left hemisphere. The current research …

We have reviewed the evidence that processes and functions related to perception and
expression of emotions are represented asymmetrically in the cerebral hemispheres. The …

The hypothesis assuming that the right hemisphere may play a critical role in emotional
processing was raised by clinical data which showed that patients with right brain lesions …

Two main dichotomies have been put forth in the study of the anatomical substrates of
emotional behaviour. The first, more classical and more firmly established, claims that the …

Recent experimental investigations on patients with unilateral brain lesions and on
neurologically intact people are reviewed with a view to appreciating the role of lateralised …