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- The emotional brain. Miller, L. // Psychology Today;Feb88, Vol. 22 Issue 2, p34
The idea that the brain's left and right hemispheres are specialized for different kinds of thinking is a familiar one, backed by lots of research. Now, growing evidence suggests that separate parts of each hemisphere can affect different emotions and moods. INSET: Aphasias and aprosodias.;The...
