Resting EEG Asymmetries & Levels of Irritability
WHEN:
August 2015 - December 2015
WHAT:
Independent Study
WHERE:
Wellesley College, MA, USA
TOOLS:
SPSS, BrainVision Analyzer, BrainVision Recorder
August 2015 - December 2015
WHAT:
Independent Study
WHERE:
Wellesley College, MA, USA
TOOLS:
SPSS, BrainVision Analyzer, BrainVision Recorder
Awarded Wellesley College Student Library Award for Independent Study.
Study aimed to investigate a potential frontal and parietal EEG asymmetry profile for irritability. Self-reported measures of irritability and baseline EEG levels were assessed in undergraduates. To elicit irritability experimentally, participants performed an attention-based task (Affective Posner) under conditions of frustration and non-frustration.
We hypothesized the following asymmetry profiles for irritability:
(a) Greater relative left frontal activity, reflective of the relationship between frontal asymmetry and anger, and
(b) Greater relative right frontal activity, reflective of the relationship between parietal asymmetry and hyperarousal.
Study aimed to investigate a potential frontal and parietal EEG asymmetry profile for irritability. Self-reported measures of irritability and baseline EEG levels were assessed in undergraduates. To elicit irritability experimentally, participants performed an attention-based task (Affective Posner) under conditions of frustration and non-frustration.
We hypothesized the following asymmetry profiles for irritability:
(a) Greater relative left frontal activity, reflective of the relationship between frontal asymmetry and anger, and
(b) Greater relative right frontal activity, reflective of the relationship between parietal asymmetry and hyperarousal.