Believing in paranormal phenomena: Relations to asymmetry of body and brain

@article{Schulter2008BelievingIP,
  title={Believing in paranormal phenomena: Relations to asymmetry of body and brain},
  author={G. Schulter and I. Papousek},
  journal={Cortex},
  year={2008},
  volume={44},
  pages={1326-1335}
}
  • G. Schulter, I. Papousek
  • Published 2008
  • Psychology, Medicine
  • Cortex
    • The goal of this study was to investigate the possible relationship between established measures of body and brain asymmetries and individual differences in paranormal beliefs. In addition to behavioural measures of cerebral laterality, measures of facial features and finger length were taken to calculate body asymmetry scores and indicators of fluctuating asymmetry (average absolute differences between left and right body features). Both the direction and degree of laterality measures were… CONTINUE READING
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