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Open Journal of Medical Psychology, 2012, 1, 86-90 /10.4236/ojmp.2012.14014 Published Online October 2012 (http://www.SciRP.org/journal/ojmp) Asymmetry in Resting Alpha Activity: Effects of Handedness 1 2 3 4 2 Ruth E. Propper , Jenna Pierce , Mark W. Geisler , Stephen D. Christman , Nathan Bellorado 1Psychology Department, Montclair State University, Montclair, USA 2Psychology Department, Merrimack College, North Andover, USA 3Psychology Department, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, USA 4Psychology Department, University of Toledo, Toledo, USA Email: propperr@ Received June 16, 2012; revised July 27, 2012; accepted August 12, 2012 ABSTRACT Study Aim: Frontal electroencephalographic (EEG) alpha band power during rest shows increased right, and/or de- creased left, hemisphere activity under conditions of state or trait withdrawal-associated affect. Non-right-handers (NRH) are more likely to have mental illnesses and dispositions that involve such withdrawal-related affect. The aim of the study was to examine whether NRH might be characterized by increased right, relative to left, hemisphere activity during rest. Methods: The present research investigated that hypothesis by examining resting EEG alpha power in con- sistently-right-handed (CRH) and NRH individuals. Results: In support of the hypothesis, NRH demonstrated de- creased right hemisphere alpha power, and therefore increased right hemisphere activity, during rest, compared to CR