Frontal alpha asymmetry

1. Depression is associated with frontal alpha asymmetry in humans.

   “the history group exhibited a left visual field bias in frontal alpha following fearful distractors, alongside a right-frontal dominance across target types”

   Humansfollowing fearful distractors

   Altered cognitive performance and frontal alpha asymmetries during emotion-cognition interactions in older adults with a history of depression and/or anxiety

   Journal of affective disorders·12 Jan 2026

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