Functional Cerebral Distance is a neuropsychological principle developed by Marcel Kinsbourne.
[2] The concept of functional cerebral distance is the basis for some research into hostility.
According to the Direction Model, anger activates the left prefrontal cortex.
This is based on the knowledge that the right frontal lobe is responsible for regulating negative emotion.
The capacity model suggests that it is harder for hostile individuals to maintain stable levels of cerebral activation after experiencing physiological and cognitive right frontal stressors.