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1Department of Physiological and Clinical Psychology, Catholic University of Eichstätt, FRG.
Abstract:
It was examined whether the specific pattern of brain asymmetry in cerebral control of cortisol secretion existing in a specific individual is suitable to predict the individual's physical health status. Results indicate that subjects with an altered, strong left hemisphere dominance of cortisol regulation show a clearly higher amount of physical complaints than subjects with a normal, strong right hemisphere dominance. In addition, results suggest that the subjects' specific pattern of neuroendocrine brain asymmetry can be used with relatively good success to separate individuals with high versus low degrees of physical complaints and thus, probably, to predict physical complaints of an individual.
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