Hemisphere asymmetry in decision making abilities. An experimental study in unilateral brain damage

• Published in: Brain (London, England : 1878) Vol. 114 ( Pt 3); p. 1441
• Main Authors: Tartaglione, A, Inglese, M L, Bandini, F, Spadavecchia, L, Hamsher, K, Favale, E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.06.1991
• Subjects: Attention; Brain Damage, Chronic - physiopathology; Brain Damage, Chronic - psychology; Choice Behavior; Decision Making; Functional Laterality; Humans; Middle Aged; Movement; Reaction Time; Reference Values

Thirty control subjects and 60 unilateral brain-damaged patients, 30 with left hemisphere (LH) damage and 30 with right hemisphere (RH) disease, underwent a disjunctive 4-choice reaction time study. Speed of reaction (as defined by the reciprocal of reaction time (RT), movement time (MT) and total r...