Effects of Right and Left Unilateral ECT on Naming and Visual Discrimination Analysed in Relation to Handedness
MARIAN ANNETT B.A., Ph.D., Dip. Psychol.1,
P. T. W. HUDSON M.A.2, and
ANN TURNER B.A.2
1 Honorary Research Associate, Psychology Department, University of Hull, HU6 7RX
2 Research Assistant, Psychology Department, University of Hull, HU6 7RX
Tests of naming and visual discrimination given during recovery from unilateral ECT show poorer naming after left-sided than after right-sided treatments. No systematic differences could be demonstrated for the visual task. The time needed for the psychological examination was longer after left-sided than after right-sided treatment, and this difference was correlated with differences between the hands in manual skill. The utility of unilateral ECT for the exploration of the relation between asymmetries of hands and hemispheres is discussed.
Submitted on March 22, 1973
