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Sarrias-Arrabal E, Berchicci M, Bianco V, Vázquez-Marrufo M, Perri RL, Di Russo F. Temporal spectral evolution of pre-stimulus brain activity in visual and visuomotor tasks. Cogn Neurodyn 2023; 17:1433-1446. [PMID: 37969946 PMCID: PMC10640439 DOI: 10.1007/s11571-022-09910-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2022] [Revised: 10/17/2022] [Accepted: 10/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to describe the spectral features of pre-stimulus event-related potential (ERP) components elicited in visual tasks such as the Bereitschaftspotential (BP), prefrontal negativity (pN) and visual negativity (vN). ERPs are considered time-locked and phase-locked (evoked) activity, but we have also analyzed the non-phase but time-locked (induced) activity in the same interval by applying the temporal spectral evolution (TSE) method. Participants (N = 26) were tested in a passive task, a simple response task (SRT) and a discriminative response task (DRT), where EEG activity was recorded with 64 scalp electrodes. We analyzed the time-frequency modulations (phase and non-phase) prior to the onset of the stimuli in the sub-delta, delta, theta, alpha, beta, and gamma frequency bands. The results showed that all the pre-stimulus ERP components were mainly regulated by evoked activity in the sub-delta band. On the other hand, induced activity seems to be linked to evoked responses but with a different psychophysiological role. We concluded that other preparatory cognitive mechanisms associated with ERPs can also be detected by the TSE method. This finding may suggest underlying mechanisms in non-phase activity and requires the addition of non-phase activity analysis to the traditional analysis (phase and evoked activity).
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Affiliation(s)
- Esteban Sarrias-Arrabal
- Department of Experimental Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Seville, Seville, Spain
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- Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome “Foro Italico”, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome “Foro Italico”, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Seville, Seville, Spain
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- Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome “Foro Italico”, Rome, Italy
- Santa Lucia Foundation (IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia), Rome, Italy
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Gómez CM, Muñoz V, Rodríguez-Martínez EI, Arjona A, Barriga-Paulino CI, Pelegrina S. Child and adolescent development of the brain oscillatory activity during a working memory task. Brain Cogn 2023; 167:105969. [PMID: 36958141 DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2023.105969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Revised: 02/13/2023] [Accepted: 03/09/2023] [Indexed: 03/25/2023]
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The developmental trajectories of brain oscillations during the encoding and maintenance phases of a Working Memory (WM) task were calculated. The Delayed-Match-to-Sample Test (DMTS) was applied to 239 subjects of 6-29 years, while EEG was recorded. The Event-Related Spectral Perturbation (ERSP) was obtained in the range between 1 and 25 Hz during the encoding and maintenance phases. Behavioral parameters of reaction times (RTs) and response accuracy were simultaneously recorded. The results indicate a myriad of transient and sustained bursts of oscillatory activity from low frequencies (1 Hz) to the beta range (up to 19 Hz). Beta and Low-frequency ERSP increases were prominent in the encoding phase in all age groups, while low-frequency ERSP indexed the maintenance phase only in children and adolescents, but not in late adolescents and young adults, suggesting an age-dependent neural mechanism of stimulus trace maintenance. While the latter group showed Beta and Alpha indices of anticipatory attention for the retrieval phase. Mediation analysis showed an important role of early Delta-Theta and late Alpha oscillations for mediation between age and behavioral responses performance. In conclusion, the results show a complex pattern of oscillatory bursts during the encoding and maintenance phases with a consistent pattern of developmental changes.
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- Carlos M Gómez
- Human Psychobiology Laboratory, Experimental Psychology Department, University of Sevilla, C/ Camilo José Cela S/N, 41018 Sevilla, Spain.
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- Human Psychobiology Laboratory, Experimental Psychology Department, University of Sevilla, C/ Camilo José Cela S/N, 41018 Sevilla, Spain.
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- Human Psychobiology Laboratory, Experimental Psychology Department, University of Sevilla, C/ Camilo José Cela S/N, 41018 Sevilla, Spain.
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- Human Psychobiology Laboratory, Experimental Psychology Department, University of Sevilla, C/ Camilo José Cela S/N, 41018 Sevilla, Spain.
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Yoon JE, Mo H, Kim DW, Im HJ. Quantitative electroencephalographic analysis of delirium tremens development following alcohol-withdrawal seizure based on a small number of male cases. Brain Behav 2022; 12:e2804. [PMID: 36306397 PMCID: PMC9759131 DOI: 10.1002/brb3.2804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2022] [Revised: 08/29/2022] [Accepted: 10/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Seizures and delirium tremens (DTs) are recognized as severe alcohol-withdrawal symptoms. Prolonged admission and serious complications associated with alcohol withdrawal are responsible for increased costs and use of medical and social resources. This study investigated the predictive value of quantitative electroencephalography (QEEG) for developing alcohol-related DTs after alcohol-withdrawal seizure (AWS). METHODS We compared differences in QEEG in patients after AWS (n = 13). QEEG was performed in the intensive care unit within 48 h of admission, including in age- and sex-matched healthy controls. We also investigated the prognostic value of QEEG for the development of alcohol DTs after AWS in a retrospective, case-control study. The spectral power of each band frequency and the ratio of the theta to alpha band (TAR) in the electroencephalogram were analyzed using iSyncBrain® (iMediSync, Inc., Korea). RESULTS The beta frequency and the alpha frequency band power were significantly higher and lower, respectively, in patients than in age- and sex-matched healthy controls. In AWS patients with DTs, the relative beta-3 power was lower, particularly in the left frontal area, and the TAR was significantly higher in the central channel than in those without DTs. CONCLUSION Quantitative EEG showed neuronal excitability and decreased cognitive activities characteristic of AWS associated with alcohol-withdrawal state, and we demonstrated that quantitative EEG might be a helpful tool for detecting patients at a high risk of developing DTs during an alcohol-dependence period.
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- Jee-Eun Yoon
- Department of Neurology, Uijeongbu Eulji Medical Center, Eulji University School of Medicine, Uijeongbu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Hwaseong, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Hwaseong, Republic of Korea
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Sarrias-Arrabal E, Martín-Clemente R, Galvao-Carmona A, Benítez-Lugo ML, Vázquez-Marrufo M. Effect of the side of presentation in the visual field on phase-locked and nonphase-locked alpha and gamma responses. Sci Rep 2022; 12:13200. [PMID: 35915098 PMCID: PMC9343444 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-15936-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2021] [Accepted: 07/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Recent studies have suggested that nonphase-locked activity can reveal cognitive mechanisms that cannot be observed in phase-locked activity. In fact, we describe a concomitant decrease in nonphase-locked alpha activity (desynchronization) when stimuli were processed (alpha phase-locked modulation). This desynchronization may represent a reduction in "background activity" in the visual cortex that facilitates stimulus processing. Alternatively, nonphase-locked gamma activity has been hypothesized to be an index of shifts in attentional focus. In this study, our main aim was to confirm these potential roles for nonphase-locked alpha and gamma activities with a lateralized Go/NoGo paradigm. The results showed that nonphase-locked alpha modulation is bilaterally represented in the scalp compared to the contralateral distribution of the phase-locked response. This finding suggests that the decrease in background activity is not limited to neural areas directly involved in the visual processing of stimuli. Additionally, gamma activity showed a higher desynchronization of nonphase-locked activity in the ipsilateral hemisphere, where the phase-locked activity reached the minimum amplitude. This finding suggests that the possible functions of nonphase-locked gamma activity extend beyond shifts in attentional focus and could represent an attentional filter reducing the gamma representation in the visual area irrelevant to the task.
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- Esteban Sarrias-Arrabal
- Lab B508 (Psychophysiology Unit), Experimental Psychology Department, Faculty of Psychology, University of Seville, Seville, Spain.
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- Signal Processing and Communications Department, Higher Technical School of Engineering, University of Seville, Seville, Spain
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- Physiotherapy Department, Faculty of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Chiropody, University of Seville, Seville, Spain
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- Lab B508 (Psychophysiology Unit), Experimental Psychology Department, Faculty of Psychology, University of Seville, Seville, Spain
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Li Y, Sekino H, Sato-Shimokawara E, Yamaguchi T. The Influence of Robot’s Expressions on Self-Efficacy in Erroneous Situations. JOURNAL OF ADVANCED COMPUTATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND INTELLIGENT INFORMATICS 2022. [DOI: 10.20965/jaciii.2022.p0521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Social robots are increasingly being adopted as companions in educational scenarios. Self-efficacy, a viable construct for comprehending performance, particularly on academic tasks, has lately received great attention. In this study, participants completed four sections of the Wisconsin Card-Sorting Task (WCST) with a social robot Kebbi. The robot performed four kinds of expressions consisting of different combinations of Laban-theory-based motion with a positive voice designed to point out the mistakes the participant made. The impressions of the robot were reported in the post-experimental questionnaires while the bio-signals of the participant including heart rate and brainwave were collected by wearable devices. The results demonstrated that the participants tended to find the robot with the designed motion more likable, and they were less likely to feel frustrated and experienced lower levels of stress when the robot communicated with motion and voice simultaneously.
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Power Spectrum and Connectivity Analysis in EEG Recording during Attention and Creativity Performance in Children. NEUROSCI 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/neurosci3020025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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The present research aims at examining the power spectrum and exploring functional brain connectivity/disconnectivity during concentration performance, as measured by the d2 test of attention and creativity as measured by the CREA test in typically developing children. To this end, we examined brain connectivity by using phase synchrony (i.e., phase locking index (PLI) over the EEG signals acquired by the Emotiv EPOC neuroheadset in 15 children aged 9- to 12-years. Besides, as a complement, a power spectrum analysis of the acquired signals was performed. Our results indicated that, during d2 Test performance there was an increase in global gamma phase synchronization and there was a global alpha and theta band desynchronization. Conversely, during CREA task, power spectrum analysis showed a significant increase in the delta, beta, theta, and gamma bands. Connectivity analysis revealed marked synchronization in theta, alpha, and gamma. These findings are consistent with other neuroscience research indicating that multiple brain mechanisms are indeed involved in creativity. In addition, these results have important implications for the assessment of attention functions and creativity in clinical and research settings, as well as for neurofeedback interventions in children with typical and atypical development.
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Cardiac sympathetic-vagal activity initiates a functional brain-body response to emotional arousal. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2022; 119:e2119599119. [PMID: 35588453 PMCID: PMC9173754 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2119599119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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We investigate the temporal dynamics of brain and cardiac activities in healthy subjects who underwent an emotional elicitation through videos. We demonstrate that, within the first few seconds, emotional stimuli modulate heartbeat activity, which in turn stimulates an emotion intensity (arousal)–specific cortical response. The emotional processing is then sustained by a bidirectional brain–heart interplay, where the perceived arousal level modulates the amplitude of ascending heart-to-brain neural information flow. These findings may constitute fundamental knowledge linking neurophysiology and psychiatric disorders, including the link between depressive symptoms and cardiovascular disorders. A century-long debate on bodily states and emotions persists. While the involvement of bodily activity in emotion physiology is widely recognized, the specificity and causal role of such activity related to brain dynamics has not yet been demonstrated. We hypothesize that the peripheral neural control on cardiovascular activity prompts and sustains brain dynamics during an emotional experience, so these afferent inputs are processed by the brain by triggering a concurrent efferent information transfer to the body. To this end, we investigated the functional brain–heart interplay under emotion elicitation in publicly available data from 62 healthy subjects using a computational model based on synthetic data generation of electroencephalography and electrocardiography signals. Our findings show that sympathovagal activity plays a leading and causal role in initiating the emotional response, in which ascending modulations from vagal activity precede neural dynamics and correlate to the reported level of arousal. The subsequent dynamic interplay observed between the central and autonomic nervous systems sustains the processing of emotional arousal. These findings should be particularly revealing for the psychophysiology and neuroscience of emotions.
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El-Zghir RK, Gabay NC, Robinson PA. Modal-Polar Representation of Evoked Response Potentials in Multiple Arousal States. Front Hum Neurosci 2021; 15:642479. [PMID: 34163339 PMCID: PMC8215109 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2021.642479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2020] [Accepted: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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An expansion of the corticothalamic transfer function into eigenmodes and resonant poles is used to derive a simple formula for evoked response potentials (ERPs) in various states of arousal. The transfer function corresponds to the cortical response to an external stimulus, which encodes all the information and properties of the linear system. This approach links experimental observations of resonances and characteristic timescales in brain activity with physically based neural field theory (NFT). The present work greatly simplifies the formula of the analytical ERP, and separates its spatial part (eigenmodes) from the temporal part (poles). Within this framework, calculations involve contour integrations that yield an explicit expression for ERPs. The dominant global mode is considered explicitly in more detail to study how the ERP varies with time in this mode and to illustrate the method. For each arousal state in sleep and wake, the resonances of the system are determined and it is found that five poles are sufficient to study the main dynamics of the system in waking eyes-open and eyes-closed states. Similarly, it is shown that six poles suffice to reproduce ERPs in rapid-eye movement sleep, sleep state 1, and sleep state 2 states, whereas just four poles suffice to reproduce the dynamics in slow wave sleep. Thus, six poles are sufficient to preserve the main global ERP dynamics of the system for all states of arousal. These six poles correspond to the dominant resonances of the system at slow-wave, alpha, and beta frequencies. These results provide the basis for simplified analytic treatment of brain dynamics and link observations more closely to theory.
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- Rawan K El-Zghir
- School of Physics, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Center for Integrative Brain Function, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- School of Physics, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Center for Integrative Brain Function, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- School of Physics, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Center for Integrative Brain Function, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Riganello F, Vatrano M, Carozzo S, Russo M, Lucca LF, Ursino M, Ruggiero V, Cerasa A, Porcaro C. The Timecourse of Electrophysiological Brain-Heart Interaction in DoC Patients. Brain Sci 2021; 11:750. [PMID: 34198911 PMCID: PMC8228557 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci11060750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2021] [Revised: 05/31/2021] [Accepted: 06/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Disorders of Consciousness (DOC) are a spectrum of pathologies affecting one's ability to interact with the external world. Two possible conditions of patients with DOC are Unresponsive Wakefulness Syndrome/Vegetative State (UWS/VS) and Minimally Conscious State (MCS). Analysis of spontaneous EEG activity and the Heart Rate Variability (HRV) are effective techniques in exploring and evaluating patients with DOC. This study aims to observe fluctuations in EEG and HRV parameters in the morning/afternoon resting-state recording. The study enrolled 13 voluntary Healthy Control (HC) subjects and 12 DOC patients (7 MCS, 5 UWS/VS). EEG and EKG were recorded. PSDalpha, PSDtheta powerband, alpha-blocking, alpha/theta of the EEG, Complexity Index (CI) and SDNN of EKG were analyzed. Higher values of PSDalpha, alpha-blocking, alpha/theta and CI values and lower values of PSD theta characterized HC individuals in the morning with respect to DOC patients. In the afternoon, we detected a significant difference between groups in the CI, PSDalpha, PSDtheta, alpha/theta and SDNN, with lower PSDtheta value for HC. CRS-R scores showed a strong correlation with recorded parameters mainly during evaluations in the morning. Our finding put in evidence the importance of the assessment, as the stimulation of DOC patients in research for behavioural response, in the morning.
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- Francesco Riganello
- S.Anna Institute—Research in Advanced Neurorehabilitation, 88900 Crotone, Italy; (M.V.); (S.C.); (M.R.); (L.F.L.); (M.U.); (V.R.); (A.C.); (C.P.)
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- S.Anna Institute—Research in Advanced Neurorehabilitation, 88900 Crotone, Italy; (M.V.); (S.C.); (M.R.); (L.F.L.); (M.U.); (V.R.); (A.C.); (C.P.)
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- S.Anna Institute—Research in Advanced Neurorehabilitation, 88900 Crotone, Italy; (M.V.); (S.C.); (M.R.); (L.F.L.); (M.U.); (V.R.); (A.C.); (C.P.)
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- S.Anna Institute—Research in Advanced Neurorehabilitation, 88900 Crotone, Italy; (M.V.); (S.C.); (M.R.); (L.F.L.); (M.U.); (V.R.); (A.C.); (C.P.)
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- S.Anna Institute—Research in Advanced Neurorehabilitation, 88900 Crotone, Italy; (M.V.); (S.C.); (M.R.); (L.F.L.); (M.U.); (V.R.); (A.C.); (C.P.)
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- S.Anna Institute—Research in Advanced Neurorehabilitation, 88900 Crotone, Italy; (M.V.); (S.C.); (M.R.); (L.F.L.); (M.U.); (V.R.); (A.C.); (C.P.)
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- S.Anna Institute—Research in Advanced Neurorehabilitation, 88900 Crotone, Italy; (M.V.); (S.C.); (M.R.); (L.F.L.); (M.U.); (V.R.); (A.C.); (C.P.)
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- S.Anna Institute—Research in Advanced Neurorehabilitation, 88900 Crotone, Italy; (M.V.); (S.C.); (M.R.); (L.F.L.); (M.U.); (V.R.); (A.C.); (C.P.)
- Institute for Biomedical Research and Innovation (IRIB)—National Research Council of Italy (CNR), 87050 Mangone, Italy
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- S.Anna Institute—Research in Advanced Neurorehabilitation, 88900 Crotone, Italy; (M.V.); (S.C.); (M.R.); (L.F.L.); (M.U.); (V.R.); (A.C.); (C.P.)
- Department of Information Engineering, Università Politecnica delle Marche, 60131 Ancona, Italy
- Centre for Human Brain Health, School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
- Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies (ISTC) - National Research Council (CNR), 00185 Rome, Italy
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Sarrias-Arrabal E, Eichau S, Galvao-Carmona A, Domínguez E, Izquierdo G, Vázquez-Marrufo M. Deficits in Early Sensory and Cognitive Processing Are Related to Phase and Nonphase EEG Activity in Multiple Sclerosis Patients. Brain Sci 2021; 11:brainsci11050629. [PMID: 34068315 PMCID: PMC8153279 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci11050629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2021] [Revised: 05/10/2021] [Accepted: 05/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
Abstract
Currently, there is scarce knowledge about the relation between spectral bands modulations and the basis of cognitive impairment in multiple sclerosis (MS). In this sense, analyzing the evoked or phase activity can confirm results from traditional event-related potential (ERP) studies. However, studying the induced or nonphase activity may be necessary to elucidate hidden compensatory or affected cognitive mechanisms. In this study, 30 remitting-relapsing multiple sclerosis patients and 30 healthy controls (HCs) matched in sociodemographic variables performed a visual oddball task. The main goal was to analyze phase and nonphase alpha and gamma bands by applying temporal spectral evolution (TSE) and its potential relation with cognitive impairment in these patients. The behavioural results showed slower reaction time and poorer accuracy in MS patients compared to controls. In contrast, the time-frequency analysis of electroencephalography (EEG) revealed a delay in latency and lower amplitude in MS patients in evoked and induced alpha compared to controls. With respect to the gamma band, there were no differences between the groups. In summary, MS patients showed deficits in early sensorial (evoked alpha activity) and cognitive processing (induced alpha activity in longer latencies), whereas the induced gamma band supported the hypothesis of its role in translation of attentional focus (induced activity) and did not show strong activity in this paradigm (visual oddball).
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- Esteban Sarrias-Arrabal
- Experimental Psychology Department, Faculty of Psychology, University of Seville, 41018 Seville, Spain;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +34-676-182-823
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- Unit CSUR Multiple Sclerosis, Hospital Virgen Macarena, 41009 Seville, Spain;
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- Unit of Multiple Sclerosis, FISEVI, Hospital Virgen Macarena, 41009 Seville, Spain;
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- Experimental Psychology Department, Faculty of Psychology, University of Seville, 41018 Seville, Spain;
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Gallina J, Pietrelli M, Zanon M, Bertini C. Hemispheric differences in altered reactivity of brain oscillations at rest after posterior lesions. Brain Struct Funct 2021; 227:709-723. [PMID: 33895865 PMCID: PMC8844183 DOI: 10.1007/s00429-021-02279-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2020] [Accepted: 04/10/2021] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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A variety of evidence supports the dominance of the right hemisphere in perceptual and visuo-spatial processing. Although growing evidence shows a strong link between alpha oscillations and the functionality of the visual system, asymmetries in alpha oscillatory patterns still need to be investigated. Converging findings indicate that the typical alpha desynchronization occurring in the transition from the eyes-closed to the eyes-open resting state might represent an index of reactivity of the visual system. Thus, investigating hemispheric asymmetries in EEG reactivity at the opening of the eyes in brain-lesioned patients may shed light on the contribution of specific cortical sites and each hemisphere in regulating the oscillatory patterns reflecting the functionality of the visual system. To this aim, EEG signal was recorded during eyes-closed and eyes-open resting state in hemianopic patients with posterior left or right lesions, patients without hemianopia with anterior lesions and healthy controls. Hemianopics with both left and right posterior lesions showed a reduced alpha reactivity at the opening of the eyes, suggesting that posterior cortices have a pivotal role in the functionality of alpha oscillations. However, right-lesioned hemianopics showed a greater dysfunction, demonstrated by a reactivity reduction more distributed over the scalp, compared to left-lesioned hemianopics. Moreover, they also revealed impaired reactivity in the theta range. This favors the hypothesis of a specialized role of the right hemisphere in orchestrating oscillatory patterns, both coordinating widespread alpha oscillatory activity and organizing focal processing in the theta range, to support visual processing at the opening of the eyes.
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- Jessica Gallina
- Centre for Studies and Research in Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Bologna, Via Rasi e Spinelli 176, 47521, Cesena, Italy.,Department of Psychology, University of Bologna, Viale Berti Pichat 5, 40121, Bologna, Italy
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- Centre for Studies and Research in Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Bologna, Via Rasi e Spinelli 176, 47521, Cesena, Italy.,Department of Psychology, University of Bologna, Viale Berti Pichat 5, 40121, Bologna, Italy.,Department of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 6001 Research Park Blvd, Madison, WI, 53719, USA
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- Centre for Studies and Research in Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Bologna, Via Rasi e Spinelli 176, 47521, Cesena, Italy.,Department of Psychology, University of Bologna, Viale Berti Pichat 5, 40121, Bologna, Italy.,Neuroscience Area, International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA), Via Bonomea, 265, 34136, Trieste, Italy
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- Centre for Studies and Research in Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Bologna, Via Rasi e Spinelli 176, 47521, Cesena, Italy. .,Department of Psychology, University of Bologna, Viale Berti Pichat 5, 40121, Bologna, Italy.
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Altered phase and nonphase EEG activity expose impaired maintenance of a spatial-object attentional focus in multiple sclerosis patients. Sci Rep 2020; 10:20721. [PMID: 33244155 PMCID: PMC7691340 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-77690-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2020] [Accepted: 11/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Some of the anatomical and functional basis of cognitive impairment in multiple sclerosis (MS) currently remains unknown. In particular, there is scarce knowledge about modulations in induced EEG (nonphase activity) for diverse frequency bands related to attentional deficits in this pathology. The present study analyzes phase and nonphase alpha and gamma modulations in 26 remitting-relapsing multiple sclerosis patients during their participation in the attention network test compared with twenty-six healthy controls (HCs) matched in sociodemographic variables. Behavioral results showed that the MS group exhibited general slowing, suggesting impairment in alerting and orienting networks, as has been previously described in other studies. Time–frequency analysis of EEG revealed that the gamma band was related to the spatial translation of the attentional focus, and the alpha band seemed to be related to the expectancy mechanisms and cognitive processing of the target. Moreover, phase and nonphase modulations differed in their psychophysiological roles and were affected differently in the MS and HC groups. In summary, nonphase modulations can unveil hidden cognitive mechanisms for phase analysis and complete our knowledge of the neural basis of cognitive impairment in multiple sclerosis pathology.
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Vázquez-Marrufo M, Caballero-Díaz R, Martín-Clemente R, Galvao-Carmona A, González-Rosa JJ. Individual test-retest reliability of evoked and induced alpha activity in human EEG data. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0239612. [PMID: 32966341 PMCID: PMC7511026 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2020] [Accepted: 09/10/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Diverse psychological mechanisms have been associated with modulations of different EEG frequencies. To the extent of our knowledge, there are few studies of the test-retest reliability of these modulations in the human brain. To assess evoked and induced alpha reliabilities related to cognitive processing, EEG data from twenty subjects were recorded in 58 derivations in two different sessions separated by 49.5 ± 48.9 (mean ± standard deviation) days. A visual oddball was selected as the cognitive task, and three main parameters were analyzed for evoked and induced alpha modulations (latency, amplitude and topography). Latency and amplitude for evoked and induced modulations showed stable behavior between the two sessions. The correlation between sessions for alpha evoked and induced topographies in the grand average (group level) was r = 0.923, p<0.001; r = 0.962, p<0.001, respectively. The within-subject correlation values for evoked modulation ranged from 0.472 to 0.974 (mean: 0.766), whereas induced activity showed a different range, 0.193 to 0.892 (mean: 0.655). Individual analysis of the test-retest reliability showed a higher heterogeneity in the induced modulation, probably due to the heterogeneous phases found in the second case. However, despite this heterogeneity in phase values for induced activity relative to the onset of the stimuli, an excellent correlation score was obtained for group topography, with values that were better than those of the grand average evoked topography. As a main conclusion, induced alpha activity can be observed as a stable and reproducible response in the cognitive processing of the human brain.
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- Manuel Vázquez-Marrufo
- Experimental Psychology Department, Faculty of Psychology, University of Seville, Sevilla, Spain
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- Experimental Psychology Department, Faculty of Psychology, University of Seville, Sevilla, Spain
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- Signal Processing and Communications Department, Higher Technical School of Engineering, University of Seville, Sevilla, Spain
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- Department of Psychology, Universidad de Cádiz, Cádiz, Spain.,Institute of Biomedical Research and Innovation of Cádiz (INiBICA), Cádiz, Spain
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Babaie-Janvier T, Robinson PA. Neural Field Theory of Evoked Response Potentials With Attentional Gain Dynamics. Front Hum Neurosci 2020; 14:293. [PMID: 32848668 PMCID: PMC7426978 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2020.00293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2020] [Accepted: 06/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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A generalized neural field model of large-scale activity in the corticothalamic system is used to predict standard evoked potentials. This model embodies local feedbacks that modulate the gains of neural activity as part of the response to incoming stimuli and thus enables both activity changes and effective connectivity changes to be calculated as parts of a generalized evoked response, and their relative contributions to be determined. The results show that incorporation of gain modulations enables a compact and physically justifiable description of the differences in gain between background-EEG and standard-ERP conditions, with the latter able to be initiated from the background state, rather than requiring distinct parameters as in earlier work. In particular, top-down gains are found to be reduced during an ERP, consistent with recent theoretical suggestions that the role of internal models is diminished in favor of external inputs when the latter change suddenly. The static-gain and modulated-gain system transfer functions are analyzed via control theory in terms of system resonances that were recently shown to implement data filtering whose gain adjustments can be interpreted as attention. These filters are shown to govern early and late features in standard evoked responses and their gain parameters are shown to be dynamically adjusted in a way that implements a form of attention. The results show that dynamically modulated resonant filters responsible for the low-frequency oscillations in an evoked potential response have different parameters than those responsible for low-frequency resting EEG responses, while both responses share similar mid- and high-frequency resonant filters. These results provide a biophysical mechanism by which oscillatory activity in the theta, alpha, and beta frequency ranges of an evoked response are modulated as reflections of attention; notably theta is enhanced and alpha suppressed during the latter parts of the ERP. Furthermore, the model enables the part of the ERP response induced by gain modulations to be estimated and interpreted in terms of attention.
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- Tara Babaie-Janvier
- School of Physics, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Center of Excellence for Integrative Brain Function, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- School of Physics, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Center of Excellence for Integrative Brain Function, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Vorkapić M, Savić A, Janković M, Useinović N, Isaković M, Puškaš N, Stanojlović O, Hrnčić D. Alterations of medial prefrontal cortex bioelectrical activity in experimental model of isoprenaline-induced myocardial infarction. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0232530. [PMID: 32384091 PMCID: PMC7209304 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0232530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2019] [Accepted: 04/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Clinical and animal studies have found that anxiety and depression are significantly more common after acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The medial prefrontal cortex (PFC) has a dual role: in higher brain functions and in cardiovascular control, making it a logical candidate for explaining the perceived bidirectional heart-brain connection. We used parallel Electrocardiography (ECG) and Electrocorticography (ECoG) registration to investigate AMI-induced changes in medial PFC bioelectrical activity in a rat model of AMI. MATERIALS AND METHODS Adult male Wistar albino rats were used in the study. Gold-plated recording electrodes were implanted over the frontal cortex for ECoG recording. ECG was recorded via two holter electrodes attached on the skin of the back fixed in place by a jacket. Induction of AMI was performed by isoprenaline (150 mg/kg, i.p.). ECoG and ECG signals were registered at baseline, during 3 hours after isoprenaline administration and at 24 hours after isoprenaline administration. RESULTS Significant increases of theta, alpha, and beta electroencephalographic (EEG) band power were observed in different time intervals after isoprenaline administration. Significant increase of theta band peak frequency was also observed during the first hour after isoprenaline administration. No statistically significant differences in band-power activity were found between the pre-isoprenaline measurements and 24 hours after administration. CONCLUSION Our results demonstrate significant increases in EEG band power of alpha beta and theta bands during isoprenaline-induced AMI model. These are the first findings to connect heart damage during isoprenaline- induced AMI to disturbances in the cortical bioelectrical activity.
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- Marko Vorkapić
- Institute of Medical Physiology “Richard Burian”, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- University of Belgrade–School of Electrical Engineering, Belgrade, Serbia
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- University of Belgrade–School of Electrical Engineering, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Medical Physiology “Richard Burian”, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- University of Belgrade–School of Electrical Engineering, Belgrade, Serbia
- TECNALIA, Health Division, Donostia-San, Sebastian, Spain
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- Institute of Histology and Embryology “Aleksandar Đ Kostić” Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Medical Physiology “Richard Burian”, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Medical Physiology “Richard Burian”, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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Sanchez-Lopez J, Savazzi S, Pedersini CA, Cardobi N, Marzi CA. Neural bases of unconscious orienting of attention in hemianopic patients: Hemispheric differences. Cortex 2020; 127:269-289. [PMID: 32251902 DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2020.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2019] [Revised: 10/25/2019] [Accepted: 02/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The aim of this research was to study the behavioral and neurophysiological correlates of visual attention orientation to unseen stimuli presented to the blind hemifield of hemianopic patients, and the existence of hemispheric differences for this kind of unconscious attention. Behaviorally, by using a Posner paradigm, we found a significant attention effect in speed of response to unseen stimuli similar to that observed in the sighted hemifield and in healthy participants for visible stimuli. Moreover, event-related potential (ERP) and oscillatory attention-related activity were present following stimulus presentation to the blind hemifield. Importantly, in patients this pattern of activity was different as a function of the side of the brain lesion: Left damaged patients showed attention-related ERP and oscillatory activity broadly similar to that found in healthy participants. In contrast, right damaged patients showed a radically different pattern. These data confirm and extend to neurophysiological mechanisms the existence of unconscious visual orienting and are in keeping with a right hemisphere dominance for both unconscious and conscious attention.
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- Javier Sanchez-Lopez
- Psychology and Physiology Section, Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
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- Psychology and Physiology Section, Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy; Perception and Awareness (PandA) Laboratory, University of Verona, Verona, Italy; National Institute of Neuroscience, Verona, Italy.
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- Psychology and Physiology Section, Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
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- Psychology and Physiology Section, Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
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- Psychology and Physiology Section, Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy; National Institute of Neuroscience, Verona, Italy.
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Zioga I, Harrison PM, Pearce MT, Bhattacharya J, Di Bernardi Luft C. From learning to creativity: Identifying the behavioural and neural correlates of learning to predict human judgements of musical creativity. Neuroimage 2020; 206:116311. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.116311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2019] [Revised: 10/18/2019] [Accepted: 10/22/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Multiple evoked and induced alpha modulations in a visual attention task: Latency, amplitude and topographical profiles. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0223055. [PMID: 31557253 PMCID: PMC6762083 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0223055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2019] [Accepted: 09/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Alpha event-related desynchronization (ERD) has been widely applied to understand the psychophysiological role of this band in cognition. In particular, a considerable number of publications have described spectral alterations in several pathologies using this time-frequency approach. However, ERD is not capable of specifically showing nonphase (induced) activity related to the presentation of stimuli. Recent studies have described an evoked and induced activity in the early phases (first 200 ms) of stimulus processing. However, scarce studies have analyzed induced and evoked modulations in longer latencies (>200 ms) and their potential roles in cognitive processing. The main goal of the present study was to analyze diverse evoked and induced modulations in response to visual stimuli. Thus, 58-channel electroencephalogram (EEG) was recorded in 21 healthy subjects during the performance of a visual attention task, and analyses were performed for both target and standard stimuli. The initial result showed that phase-locked and nonphase locked activities coexist in the early processing of target and standard stimuli as has been reported by previous studies. However, more modulations were evident in longer latencies in both evoked and induced activities. Correlation analyses suggest that similar maps were present for evoked and induced activities at different timepoints. In the discussion section, diverse proposals will be stated to define the potential roles of these modulations in the information processing for this cognitive task. As a general conclusion, induced activity enables the observation of cognitive mechanisms that are not visible by ERD or ERP modulations.
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van Son D, de Rover M, De Blasio FM, van der Does W, Barry RJ, Putman P. Electroencephalography theta/beta ratio covaries with mind wandering and functional connectivity in the executive control network. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2019; 1452:52-64. [PMID: 31310007 PMCID: PMC6852238 DOI: 10.1111/nyas.14180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2019] [Revised: 05/17/2019] [Accepted: 06/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The ratio between frontal resting‐state electroencephalography (EEG) theta and beta frequency power (theta/beta ratio, TBR) is negatively related to cognitive control. It is unknown which psychological processes during resting state account for this. Increased theta and reduced beta power are observed during mind wandering (MW), and MW is related to decreased connectivity in the executive control network (ECN) and increased connectivity in the default mode network (DMN). The goal of this study was to test if MW‐related fluctuations in TBR covary with such functional variation in ECN and DMN connectivity and if this functional variation is related to resting‐state TBR. Data were analyzed for 26 participants who performed a 40‐min breath‐counting task and reported the occurrence of MW episodes while EEG was measured and again during magnetic resonance imaging. Frontal TBR was higher during MW than controlled thought and this was marginally related to resting‐state TBR. DMN connectivity was higher and ECN connectivity was lower during MW. Greater ECN connectivity during focus than MW was correlated to lower TBR during focus than MW. These results provide the first evidence of the neural correlates of TBR and its functional dynamics and further establish TBR's usefulness for the study of executive control, in normal and potentially abnormal psychology.
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- Dana van Son
- Institute of Psychology, Leiden University, Leiden, the Netherlands.,Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Institute of Psychology, Leiden University, Leiden, the Netherlands.,Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Brain and Behaviour Research Institute and School of Psychology, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia
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- Institute of Psychology, Leiden University, Leiden, the Netherlands.,Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Brain and Behaviour Research Institute and School of Psychology, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia
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- Institute of Psychology, Leiden University, Leiden, the Netherlands.,Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition, Leiden, the Netherlands
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Vázquez-Marrufo M, Galvao-Carmona A, Caballero-Díaz R, Borges M, Paramo MD, Benítez-Lugo ML, Ruiz-Peña JL, Izquierdo G. Altered individual behavioral and EEG parameters are related to the EDSS score in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis patients. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0219594. [PMID: 31306457 PMCID: PMC6629079 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0219594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2018] [Accepted: 06/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Functional neuroanatomy of cognitive impairment in multiple sclerosis is currently still a challenge. During the progression of the disease, several cognitive mechanisms deteriorate thus diminishing the patient’s quality of life. A primary objective in the cognitive assessment of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients is to find reliable measures utilizing diverse neuroimaging techniques. Moreover, especially relevant in the clinical environment is finding technical approaches that could be applied to individual participants and not only for group analysis. A 64-channel electroencephalographic recording (EEG) was made with thirty participants divided into three groups of equivalent size (N = 10) (healthy control, low-EDSS (1–2.5) and moderate-EDSS (4–6)). Correlation analysis was applied to multiple measures: behavior, neuropsychological tests (Paced Auditory Serial Addition Test, 3 seconds (PASAT-3s) and the Symbol Digit Modality Test (SDMT)), Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS), even-related potential (P3) and event-related desynchronization (ERD) parameters and the correlation scores between individual participant’s P3/ERD maps and the healthy grand average P3/ERDmaps. Statistical analysis showed that diverse parameters exhibited significant correlations. A remarkable correlation was the moderate score found between SDMT and EDSS (r = −0.679, p = 0.0009). However, the strongest correlation was between the value of integrated measures (reaction time, P3 and ERD latency) and EDSS (r = 0.699, p = 0.0006). In regard to correlations for grand average maps between groups, the P3 component exhibited a lower score according to a more deteriorated condition (higher EDSS). In contrast, ERD maps remained stable with an increase of EDSS. Lastly, a Z-transformation of individual values of all variables included in the study exhibited heterogeneity in cognitive alterations in the multiple sclerosis participants.
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- Manuel Vázquez-Marrufo
- Experimental Psychology Department, Faculty of Psychology, University of Seville, Spain
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- Experimental Psychology Department, Faculty of Psychology, University of Seville, Spain
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- Multiple Sclerosis Unit, Virgen Macarena Hospital, Seville, Spain
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- Physiotherapy Department, Faculty of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Chiropody, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
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Jirayucharoensak S, Israsena P, Pan-Ngum S, Hemrungrojn S, Maes M. A game-based neurofeedback training system to enhance cognitive performance in healthy elderly subjects and in patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment. Clin Interv Aging 2019; 14:347-360. [PMID: 30863028 PMCID: PMC6388796 DOI: 10.2147/cia.s189047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION This study examines the clinical efficacy of a game-based neurofeedback training (NFT) system to enhance cognitive performance in patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) and healthy elderly subjects. The NFT system includes five games designed to improve attention span and cognitive performance. The system estimates attention levels by investigating the power spectrum of Beta and Alpha bands. METHODS We recruited 65 women with aMCI and 54 healthy elderly women. All participants were treated with care as usual (CAU); 58 were treated with CAU + NFT (20 sessions of 30 minutes each, 2-3 sessions per week), 36 with CAU + exergame-based training, while 25 patients had only CAU. Cognitive functions were assessed using the Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery both before and after treatment. RESULTS NFT significantly improved rapid visual processing and spatial working memory (SWM), including strategy, when compared with exergame training and no active treatment. aMCI was characterized by impairments in SWM (including strategy), pattern recognition memory, and delayed matching to samples. CONCLUSION In conclusion, treatment with NFT improves sustained attention and SWM. Nevertheless, NFT had no significant effect on pattern recognition memory and short-term visual memory, which are the other hallmarks of aMCI. The NFT system used here may selectively improve sustained attention, strategy, and executive functions, but not other cognitive impairments, which characterize aMCI in women.
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- Suwicha Jirayucharoensak
- Neural Signal Processing Research Team, Artificial Intelligence Research Unit, National Electronics and Computer Technology Center, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand,
- Department of Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- Neural Signal Processing Research Team, Artificial Intelligence Research Unit, National Electronics and Computer Technology Center, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand,
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- Department of Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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Frontal EEG theta/beta ratio during mind wandering episodes. Biol Psychol 2019; 140:19-27. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2018.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2018] [Revised: 10/10/2018] [Accepted: 11/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Ferreira HA, Saraiva M. Subjective and Objective Measures. HUMAN–COMPUTER INTERACTION SERIES 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-96722-6_9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Classification of Targets and Distractors Present in Visual Hemifields Using Time-Frequency Domain EEG Features. JOURNAL OF HEALTHCARE ENGINEERING 2018; 2018:9213707. [PMID: 29808111 PMCID: PMC5902061 DOI: 10.1155/2018/9213707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2017] [Revised: 01/17/2018] [Accepted: 02/01/2018] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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This paper presents a classification system to classify the cognitive load corresponding to targets and distractors present in opposite visual hemifields. The approach includes the study of EEG (electroencephalogram) signal features acquired in a spatial attention task. The process comprises of EEG feature selection based on the feature distribution, followed by the stepwise discriminant analysis- (SDA-) based channel selection. Repeated measure analysis of variance (rANOVA) is applied to test the statistical significance of the selected features. Classifiers are developed and compared using the selected features to classify the target and distractor present in visual hemifields. The results provide a maximum classification accuracy of 87.2% and 86.1% and an average classification accuracy of 76.5 ± 4% and 76.2 ± 5.3% over the thirteen subjects corresponding to the two task conditions. These correlates present a step towards building a feature-based neurofeedback system for visual attention.
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Jestrović I, Coyle JL, Perera S, Sejdić E. Influence of attention and bolus volume on brain organization during swallowing. Brain Struct Funct 2018; 223:955-964. [PMID: 29058086 DOI: 10.1007/s00429-017-1535-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2016] [Accepted: 10/03/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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It has been shown that swallowing involves certain attentional and cognitive resources which, when disrupted can influence swallowing function with in dysphagic patient. However, there are still open questions regarding the influence of attention and cognitive demands on brain activity during swallowing. In order to understand how brain regions responsible for attention influence brain activity during swallowing, we compared brain organization during no-distraction swallowing and swallowing with distraction. Fifteen healthy male adults participated in the data collection process. Participants performed ten 1 ml, ten 5 ml, and ten 10 ml water swallows under both no-distraction conditions and during distraction while EEG signals were recorded. After standard pre-processing of the EEG signals, brain networks were formed using the time-frequency based synchrony measure. The brain networks formed were then compared between the two sets of conditions. Results showed that there are differences in the Delta, Theta, Alpha, Beta, and Gamma frequency bands between no-distraction swallowing and swallowing with distraction. Differences in the Delta and Theta frequency bands can be attributed to changes in subliminal processes, while changes in the Alpha and Beta frequency bands are directly associated with the various levels of attention and cognitive demands during swallowing process, and changes in the Gamma frequency band are due to changes in motor activity. Furthermore, we showed that variations in bolus volume influenced the swallowing brain networks in the Delta, Theta, Alpha, Beta, and Gamma frequency bands. Changes in the Delta, Theta, and Alpha frequency bands are due to sensory perturbations evoked by the various bolus volumes. Changes in the Beta frequency band are due to reallocation of cognitive demands, while changes in the Gamma frequency band are due to changes in motor activity produced by variations in bolus volume. These findings could potentially lead to the development of better understanding of the nature of dysphagia and various rehabilitation strategies for patients with neurogenic dysphagia who have altered attention or impaired cognitive functions.
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- Iva Jestrović
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Swanson School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Communication Science and Disorders, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Swanson School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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Watson AW, Okello EJ, Brooker HJ, Lester S, McDougall GJ, Wesnes KA. The impact of blackcurrant juice on attention, mood and brain wave spectral activity in young healthy volunteers. Nutr Neurosci 2018; 22:596-606. [PMID: 29343201 DOI: 10.1080/1028415x.2017.1420539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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There is a growing body of evidence from randomized controlled trials which indicates that consumption of berries has a positive effect upon the cognitive function of healthy adults. It has been recommended that studies combining cognitive and physiological measures be undertaken in order to strengthen the evidence base for the putative effects of flavonoid consumption on cognitive outcomes. This pilot study utilized a randomized, double-blind and placebo controlled crossover design to assess the influence of the acute administration of anthocyanin-rich blackcurrant juice, standardized at 500 mg of polyphenols, on mood and attention. Additionally, this trial used electroencephalography (EEG) to assess if any changes in cognitive performance are associated with changes in localized prefrontal cortex neuronal activity in nine healthy young adults. Outcomes from the pilot EEG data highlight an anxiolytic effect of the consumption of a single serve blackcurrant juice, as indexed by a suppression of α spectral power, and an increase in the slow wave δ and θ spectral powers. There was also an indication of greater alertness and lower fatigue, as indexed by an increase in β power and suppression of α spectral power. Outcomes from the CogTrack™ system indicated a small acute increase in reaction times during the digit vigilance task.
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- A W Watson
- a NU-Food Research Facility, Human Nutrition Research Centre, School of Agriculture, Food and Human Nutrition , Newcastle University , NE17RU Newcastle Upon-Tyne , UK
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- a NU-Food Research Facility, Human Nutrition Research Centre, School of Agriculture, Food and Human Nutrition , Newcastle University , NE17RU Newcastle Upon-Tyne , UK
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- b Wesnes Cognition Limited , Oxfordshire, England , UK
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- a NU-Food Research Facility, Human Nutrition Research Centre, School of Agriculture, Food and Human Nutrition , Newcastle University , NE17RU Newcastle Upon-Tyne , UK
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- a NU-Food Research Facility, Human Nutrition Research Centre, School of Agriculture, Food and Human Nutrition , Newcastle University , NE17RU Newcastle Upon-Tyne , UK.,b Wesnes Cognition Limited , Oxfordshire, England , UK.,d Department of Psychology , Northumbria University , Newcastle Upon-Tyne , UK.,e Centre for Human Psychopharmacology , Swinburne University , Melbourne , Australia.,f Medical School , University of Exeter , Exeter , UK
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Maksimenko VA, Runnova AE, Zhuravlev MO, Makarov VV, Nedayvozov V, Grubov VV, Pchelintceva SV, Hramov AE, Pisarchik AN. Visual perception affected by motivation and alertness controlled by a noninvasive brain-computer interface. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0188700. [PMID: 29267295 PMCID: PMC5739396 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0188700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2017] [Accepted: 11/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The influence of motivation and alertness on brain activity associated with visual perception was studied experimentally using the Necker cube, which ambiguity was controlled by the contrast of its ribs. The wavelet analysis of recorded multichannel electroencephalograms (EEG) allowed us to distinguish two different scenarios while the brain processed the ambiguous stimulus. The first scenario is characterized by a particular destruction of alpha rhythm (8–12 Hz) with a simultaneous increase in beta-wave activity (20–30 Hz), whereas in the second scenario, the beta rhythm is not well pronounced while the alpha-wave energy remains unchanged. The experiments were carried out with a group of financially motivated subjects and another group of unpaid volunteers. It was found that the first scenario occurred mainly in the motivated group. This can be explained by the increased alertness of the motivated subjects. The prevalence of the first scenario was also observed in a group of subjects to whom images with higher ambiguity were presented. We believe that the revealed scenarios can occur not only during the perception of bistable images, but also in other perceptual tasks requiring decision making. The obtained results may have important applications for monitoring and controlling human alertness in situations which need substantial attention. On the base of the obtained results we built a brain-computer interface to estimate and control the degree of alertness in real time.
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- Vladimir A. Maksimenko
- Yuri Gagarin Technical State University of Saratov, Politehnicheskaya, 77, 410054 Saratov, Russia
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- Yuri Gagarin Technical State University of Saratov, Politehnicheskaya, 77, 410054 Saratov, Russia
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- Yuri Gagarin Technical State University of Saratov, Politehnicheskaya, 77, 410054 Saratov, Russia
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- Yuri Gagarin Technical State University of Saratov, Politehnicheskaya, 77, 410054 Saratov, Russia
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- Yuri Gagarin Technical State University of Saratov, Politehnicheskaya, 77, 410054 Saratov, Russia
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- Yuri Gagarin Technical State University of Saratov, Politehnicheskaya, 77, 410054 Saratov, Russia
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- Yuri Gagarin Technical State University of Saratov, Politehnicheskaya, 77, 410054 Saratov, Russia
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- Yuri Gagarin Technical State University of Saratov, Politehnicheskaya, 77, 410054 Saratov, Russia
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- Yuri Gagarin Technical State University of Saratov, Politehnicheskaya, 77, 410054 Saratov, Russia
- Center for Biomedical Technology, Technical University of Madrid, Campus Montegancedo, 28223 Pozuelo de Alarcon, Madrid, Spain
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Feldmann-Wüstefeld T, Miyakoshi M, Petilli MA, Schubö A, Makeig S. Reduced visual attention in heterogeneous textures is reflected in occipital alpha and theta band activity. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0187763. [PMID: 29216195 PMCID: PMC5720787 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0187763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2017] [Accepted: 10/25/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Increasing context heterogeneity has been found to reduce attention deployment towards an embedded target item. Heterogeneity in visual search tasks is typically induced by segmenting the background into several perceptual groups. In the present study, however, context heterogeneity was induced by varying whole-field heterogeneity, i.e., the degree of distractor variability within the entire context. This allowed us to (i) more gradually vary context heterogeneity, and (ii) investigate attention deployment on a whole-field scale. Results showed that both search performance and amplitude of the N2pc (lateralized ERP; posterior contralateral negativity in the N2 range) monotonically decreased with increasing context heterogeneity, which confirmed that there was less efficient attention deployment for more heterogeneous contexts. The amplitude of the bilateral N2 exhibited a U-shaped function, suggesting global perception for the lowest and highest levels of heterogeneity, but local processing for intermediate heterogeneity levels. Independent component analyses revealed an occipital ERP-contributing effective source cluster that may reflect stimulus representations on a saliency map. With increasing heterogeneity, these sources exhibited more theta band activity for distractors and less theta band activity for targets. Alpha band activity of a second component cluster varied with heterogeneity level, and low-theta/delta activity of a third source cluster distinguished target presence versus absence. In sum, our results suggest that independent brain sources contributed to the differential processing of heterogeneous versus homogeneous contexts.
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- Swartz Center for Computational Neuroscience, Institute for Neural Computation, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, United States of America
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- Swartz Center for Computational Neuroscience, Institute for Neural Computation, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, United States of America
- Department of Psychology, University of Milan-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- Faculty of Psychology, Experimental and Biological Psychology, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Swartz Center for Computational Neuroscience, Institute for Neural Computation, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, United States of America
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Vázquez-Marrufo M, Galvao-Carmona A, Benítez Lugo ML, Ruíz-Peña JL, Borges Guerra M, Izquierdo Ayuso G. Retest reliability of individual alpha ERD topography assessed by human electroencephalography. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0187244. [PMID: 29088307 PMCID: PMC5663441 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0187244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2017] [Accepted: 10/17/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background Despite the immense literature related to diverse human electroencephalographic (EEG) parameters, very few studies have focused on the reliability of these measures. Some of the most studied components (i.e., P3 or MMN) have received more attention regarding the stability of their main parameters, such as latency, amplitude or topography. However, spectral modulations have not been as extensively evaluated considering that different analysis methods are available. The main aim of the present study is to assess the reliability of the latency, amplitude and topography of event-related desynchronization (ERD) for the alpha band (10–14 Hz) observed in a cognitive task (visual oddball). Topography reliability was analysed at different levels (for the group, within-subjects individually and between-subjects individually). Results The latency for alpha ERD showed stable behaviour between two sessions, and the amplitude exhibited an increment (more negative) in the second session. Alpha ERD topography exhibited a high correlation score between sessions at the group level (r = 0.903, p<0.001). The mean value for within-subject correlations was 0.750 (with a range from 0.391 to 0.954). Regarding between-subject topography comparisons, some subjects showed a highly specific topography, whereas other subjects showed topographies that were more similar to those of other subjects. Conclusion ERD was mainly stable between the two sessions with the exception of amplitude, which exhibited an increment in the second session. Topography exhibits excellent reliability at the group level; however, it exhibits highly heterogeneous behaviour at the individual level. Considering that the P3 was previously evaluated for this group of subjects, a direct comparison of the correlation scores was possible, and it showed that the ERD component is less reliable in individual topography than in the ERP component (P3).
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- Manuel Vázquez-Marrufo
- Experimental Psychology Department, Faculty of Psychology, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
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- Physiotherapy Department, Faculty of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Chiropody, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
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Brouwer AM, Hogervorst MA, Oudejans B, Ries AJ, Touryan J. EEG and Eye Tracking Signatures of Target Encoding during Structured Visual Search. Front Hum Neurosci 2017; 11:264. [PMID: 28559807 PMCID: PMC5432541 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2017.00264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2017] [Accepted: 05/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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EEG and eye tracking variables are potential sources of information about the underlying processes of target detection and storage during visual search. Fixation duration, pupil size and event related potentials (ERPs) locked to the onset of fixation or saccade (saccade-related potentials, SRPs) have been reported to differ dependent on whether a target or a non-target is currently fixated. Here we focus on the question of whether these variables also differ between targets that are subsequently reported (hits) and targets that are not (misses). Observers were asked to scan 15 locations that were consecutively highlighted for 1 s in pseudo-random order. Highlighted locations displayed either a target or a non-target stimulus with two, three or four targets per trial. After scanning, participants indicated which locations had displayed a target. To induce memory encoding failures, participants concurrently performed an aurally presented math task (high load condition). In a low load condition, participants ignored the math task. As expected, more targets were missed in the high compared with the low load condition. For both conditions, eye tracking features distinguished better between hits and misses than between targets and non-targets (with larger pupil size and shorter fixations for missed compared with correctly encoded targets). In contrast, SRP features distinguished better between targets and non-targets than between hits and misses (with average SRPs showing larger P300 waveforms for targets than for non-targets). Single trial classification results were consistent with these averages. This work suggests complementary contributions of eye and EEG measures in potential applications to support search and detect tasks. SRPs may be useful to monitor what objects are relevant to an observer, and eye variables may indicate whether the observer should be reminded of them later.
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- Anne-Marie Brouwer
- Perceptual and Cognitive Systems, Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO)Soesterberg, Netherlands
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- Perceptual and Cognitive Systems, Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO)Soesterberg, Netherlands
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- Perceptual and Cognitive Systems, Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO)Soesterberg, Netherlands
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- U.S. Army Research LaboratoryAberdeen, MD, United States
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Janssen TWP, Bink M, Geladé K, van Mourik R, Maras A, Oosterlaan J. A randomized controlled trial into the effects of neurofeedback, methylphenidate, and physical activity on EEG power spectra in children with ADHD. J Child Psychol Psychiatry 2016; 57:633-44. [PMID: 26748531 DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/19/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND The clinical and neurophysiological effects of neurofeedback (NF) as treatment for children with ADHD are still unclear. This randomized controlled trial (RCT) examined electroencephalogram (EEG) power spectra before and after NF compared to methylphenidate (MPH) treatment and physical activity (PA) - as semi-active control group - during resting and active (effortful) task conditions to determine whether NF can induce sustained alterations in brain function. METHODS Using a multicentre three-way parallel group RCT design, 112 children with a DSM-IV diagnosis of ADHD, aged between 7 and 13 years, were initially included. NF training consisted of 30 sessions of theta/beta training at Cz over a 10-week period. PA training was a semi-active control group, matched in frequency and duration. Methylphenidate was titrated using a double-blind placebo controlled procedure in 6 weeks, followed by a stable dose for 4 weeks. EEG power spectra measures during eyes open (EO), eyes closed (EC) and task (effortful) conditions were available for 81 children at pre- and postintervention (n = 29 NF, n = 25 MPH, n = 27 PA). CLINICAL TRIALS REGISTRATION Train Your Brain? Exercise and Neurofeedback Intervention for ADHD, https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/;NCT01363544, Ref. No. NCT01363544. RESULTS Both NF and MPH resulted in comparable reductions in theta power from pre- to postintervention during the EO condition compared to PA (ηp (2) = .08 and .12). For NF, greater reductions in theta were related to greater reductions in ADHD symptoms. During the task condition, only MPH showed reductions in theta and alpha power compared to PA (ηp (2) = .10 and .12). CONCLUSIONS This study provides evidence for specific neurophysiological effects after theta/beta NF and MPH treatment in children with ADHD. However, for NF these effects did not generalize to an active task condition, potentially explaining reduced behavioural effects of NF in the classroom.
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- Tieme W P Janssen
- Department of Clinical Neurospychology, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Neurospychology, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Neurospychology, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Yulius Academy, Barendracht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Neurospychology, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Tan D, Özerdem A, Güntekin B, Atagün MI, Tülay E, Karadağ F, Başar E. Increased Beta Frequency (15-30 Hz) Oscillatory Responses in Euthymic Bipolar Patients Under Lithium Monotherapy. Clin EEG Neurosci 2016; 47:87-95. [PMID: 25465436 DOI: 10.1177/1550059414561056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2014] [Accepted: 10/27/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The effect of lithium on neurocognition is not still fully explored. Brain oscillatory activity is altered in bipolar disorder. We aimed to assess the oscillatory responses of euthymic bipolar patients and how they are affected by lithium monotherapy. Event-related oscillations in response to visual target stimulus during an oddball paradigm in 16 euthymic drug-free and 13 euthymic lithium-treated bipolar patients were compared with 16 healthy controls. The maximum peak-to-peak amplitudes were measured for each subject's averaged beta (15-30 Hz) responses in the 0- to 300-ms time window over frontal (F3, Fz, F4), central (C3, Cz, C4), temporal (T7, T8), temporo-parietal (TP7, TP8), parietal (P3, Pz, P4), and occipital (O1, Oz, O2) areas. Patients under lithium monotherapy had significantly higher beta responses to visual target stimuli than healthy controls (P=.017) and drug-free patients (P=.015). The increase in beta response was observed at all electrode locations, however, the difference was statistically significant for the left (T7; P=.016) and right (T8; P=.031) temporal beta responses. Increased beta responses in drug-free patients and further significant increase in lithium-treated patients may be indicative of a core pathophysiological process of bipolar disorder and how it is affected by lithium. Whether the finding corresponds to lithium's corrective effect on the underlying pathology or to its neurocognitive side effect remains to be further explored. In either case, the finding is a sign that the oscillatory activity may be useful in tracking medication effect in bipolar disorder.
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- Devran Tan
- Department of Psychiatry, Maltepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Psychiatry, Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey Department of Neuroscience, Dokuz Eylul University Health Sciences Institute, Izmir, Turkey Multidisciplinary Brain Dynamics Research Center, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey
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- Brain Dynamics, Cognition, and Complex Systems Research Center, Istanbul Kultur University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Brain Dynamics, Cognition, and Complex Systems Research Center, Istanbul Kultur University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Psychiatry, Maltepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Brain Dynamics, Cognition, and Complex Systems Research Center, Istanbul Kultur University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Event-related frontal alpha asymmetries: electrophysiological correlates of approach motivation. Exp Brain Res 2015; 234:559-67. [PMID: 26537961 DOI: 10.1007/s00221-015-4483-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2015] [Accepted: 10/22/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Over the last decades, frontal alpha asymmetries observed during resting state periods of several minutes have been used as a marker of affective-motivational states. To date, there is no evidence that alpha asymmetries can be observed in response to brief affective-motivational stimuli, as typically presented in event-related designs. As we argue, frontal alpha asymmetry might indeed be elicited by brief events if they are salient enough. In an event-related design, we used erotic pictures, i.e., highly salient incentives to elicit approach motivation, and contrasted them with pictures of dressed attractive women. As expected, we found significant alpha asymmetries for erotic pictures as compared to control pictures. Our findings suggest that the highly reactive reward system can lead to immediate, phasic changes in frontal alpha asymmetries. We discuss the findings with respect to the notion that high salience of erotic pictures derives from their potential of satisfying an individuals' need by mere visual inspection, which is not the case for pictures showing other types of motivational stimuli such as food.
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Bink M, van Boxtel GJM, Popma A, Bongers IL, Denissen AJM, van Nieuwenhuizen C. EEG theta and beta power spectra in adolescents with ADHD versus adolescents with ASD + ADHD. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2015; 24:873-86. [PMID: 25374034 DOI: 10.1007/s00787-014-0632-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2013] [Accepted: 10/10/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Attention problems are common in youngsters with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as well as in adolescents with combined autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and ADHD. However, it is unknown whether there is psychophysiological overlap and/or a difference in electroencephalogram (EEG) power spectra between ADHD and comorbid ASD and ADHD (ASD + ADHD), on and off stimulant medication. To explore potential differences and overlap, measures of theta and beta power in adolescents diagnosed with ADHD (n = 33) versus adolescents with combined ASD + ADHD (n = 20), categorized by stimulant medication use (57 % of the total sample), were compared. EEG measures were acquired in three conditions: (1) resting state, eyes closed (2) resting state, eyes open and (3) during an oddball task. In addition, performance on the d2 attention test was analyzed. Adolescents with ADHD displayed more absolute theta activity than adolescents with ASD + ADHD during the eyes open and task conditions, independent of stimulant medication use. In addition, only the adolescents with ADHD showed an association between diminished attention test performance and increased theta in the eyes open condition. Results of the current study suggest that although there is behavioral overlap between ADHD characteristics in adolescents with ADHD and adolescents with combined ASD + ADHD, the underlying psychophysiological mechanisms may be different. Adolescents with ASD + ADHD exhibited fewer of the EEG physiological signs usually associated with ADHD, although there was an overlap in attentional problems between the groups. This may indicate that treatments developed for ADHD work differently in some adolescents with ASD + ADHD and adolescents with ADHD only.
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- M Bink
- Scientific Center for Care and Welfare (Tranzo), Tilburg University, PO Box 90153 (T425), 5000 LE, Tilburg, The Netherlands,
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Atagün Mİ, Güntekin B, Tan D, Tülay EE, Başar E. Lithium excessively enhances event related beta oscillations in patients with bipolar disorder. J Affect Disord 2015; 170:59-65. [PMID: 25233240 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2014.08.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2014] [Revised: 07/19/2014] [Accepted: 08/15/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Previous resting-state electroencephalography studies have consistently shown that lithium enhances delta and theta oscillations in default mode networks. Cognitive task based networks differ from resting-state networks and this is the first study to investigate effects of lithium on evoked and event-related beta oscillatory responses of patients with bipolar disorder. METHODS The study included 16 euthymic patients with bipolar disorder on lithium monotherapy, 22 euthymic medication-free patients with bipolar disorder and 21 healthy participants. The maximum peak-to-peak amplitudes were measured for each subject's averaged beta responses (14-28 Hz) in the 0-300 ms time window. Auditory simple and oddball paradigm were presented to obtain evoked and event-related beta oscillatory responses. RESULTS There were significant differences in beta oscillatory responses between groups (p=0.010). Repeated measures ANOVA revealed location (p=0.007), laterality X group (p=0.043) and stimulus X location (p=0.013) type effects. Serum lithium levels were correlated with beta responses. LIMITATIONS The lithium group had higher number of previous episodes, suggesting that patients of the lithium were more severe cases than patients of the medication-free group. DISCUSSION Lithium stimulates neuroplastic cascades and beta oscillations become prominent during neuroplastic changes. Excessively enhanced beta oscillatory responses in the lithium-treated patients may be indicative of excessive activation of the neuron groups of the certain cognitive networks and dysfunctional GABAergic modulation during cognitive activity.
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- Murat İlhan Atagün
- Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Ankara, Turkey; Ankara Atatürk Training and Education Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Ankara, Turkey
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- Istanbul Kultur University, Brain Dynamics, Cognition and Complex Systems Research Center, Ataköy Campus Bakırköy, 34156 Istanbul, Turkey
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- Maltepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Istanbul Kultur University, Brain Dynamics, Cognition and Complex Systems Research Center, Ataköy Campus Bakırköy, 34156 Istanbul, Turkey
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- Istanbul Kultur University, Brain Dynamics, Cognition and Complex Systems Research Center, Ataköy Campus Bakırköy, 34156 Istanbul, Turkey.
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Wright D, Makin ADJ, Bertamini M. Right-lateralized alpha desynchronization during regularity discrimination: hemispheric specialization or directed spatial attention? Psychophysiology 2014; 52:638-47. [PMID: 25532558 PMCID: PMC4681321 DOI: 10.1111/psyp.12399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2014] [Accepted: 11/18/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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When actively classifying abstract patterns according to their regularity, alpha desynchronization (ERD) becomes right lateralized over posterior brain areas. This could reflect temporary enhancement of contralateral visual inputs and specifically a shift of attention to the left, or right hemisphere specialization for regularity discrimination. This study tested these competing hypotheses. Twenty-four participants discriminated between dot patterns containing a reflection or a translation. The direction of the transformation, which matched one half onto the other half, was either vertical or horizontal. The strategy of shifting attention to one side of the patterns would not produce lateralized ERD in the horizontal condition. However, right-lateralized ERD was found in all conditions, regardless of orientation. We conclude that right hemisphere networks that incorporate the early posterior regions are specialized for regularity discrimination.
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- Damien Wright
- Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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Hong L, Walz JM, Sajda P. Your eyes give you away: prestimulus changes in pupil diameter correlate with poststimulus task-related EEG dynamics. PLoS One 2014; 9:e91321. [PMID: 24618591 PMCID: PMC3950210 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0091321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2013] [Accepted: 02/11/2014] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Pupillary measures have been linked to arousal and attention as well as activity in the brainstem's locus coeruleus norepinephrine (LC-NE) system. Similarly, there is evidence that evoked EEG responses, such as the P3, might have LC-NE activity as their basis. Since it is not feasible to record electrophysiological data directly from the LC in humans due to its location in the brainstem, an open question has been whether pupillary measures and EEG variability can be linked in a meaningful way to shed light on the nature of the LC-NE role in attention and arousal. We used an auditory oddball task with a data-driven approach to learn task-relevant projections of the EEG, for windows of data spanning the entire trial. We investigated linear and quadratic relationships between the evoked EEG along these projections and both prestimulus (baseline) and poststimulus (evoked dilation) pupil diameter measurements. We found that baseline pupil diameter correlates with early (175–200 ms) and late (350–400 ms) EEG component variability, suggesting a linear relationship between baseline (tonic) LC-NE activity and evoked EEG. We found no relationships between evoked EEG and evoked pupil dilation, which is often associated with evoked (phasic) LC activity. After regressing out reaction time (RT), the correlation between EEG variability and baseline pupil diameter remained, suggesting that such correlation is not explainable by RT variability. We also investigated the relationship between these pupil measures and prestimulus EEG alpha activity, which has been reported as a marker of attentional state, and found a negative linear relationship with evoked pupil dilation. In summary, our results demonstrate significant relationships between prestimulus and poststimulus neural and pupillary measures, and they provide further evidence for tight coupling between attentional state and evoked neural activity and for the role of cortical and subcortical networks underlying the process of target detection.
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- Linbi Hong
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America
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Shifting attentional priorities: control of spatial attention through hemispheric competition. J Neurosci 2013; 33:5411-21. [PMID: 23516306 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.4089-12.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Regions of frontal and posterior parietal cortex are known to control the allocation of spatial attention across the visual field. However, the neural mechanisms underlying attentional control in the intact human brain remain unclear, with some studies supporting a hemispatial theory emphasizing a dominant function of the right hemisphere and others supporting an interhemispheric competition theory. We previously found neural evidence to support the latter account, in which topographically organized frontoparietal areas each generate a spatial bias, or "attentional weight," toward the contralateral hemifield, with the sum of the weights constituting the overall bias that can be exerted across visual space. Here, we used a multimodal approach consisting of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) of spatial attention signals, behavioral measures of spatial bias, and fMRI-guided single-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to causally test this interhemispheric competition account. Across the group of fMRI subjects, we found substantial individual differences in the strengths of the frontoparietal attentional weights in each hemisphere, which predicted subjects' respective behavioral preferences when allocating spatial attention, as measured by a landmark task. Using TMS to interfere with attentional processing within specific topographic frontoparietal areas, we then demonstrated that the attentional weights of individual subjects, and thus their spatial attention behavior, could be predictably shifted toward one visual field or the other, depending on the site of interference. The results of our multimodal approach, combined with an emphasis on neural and behavioral individual differences, provide compelling evidence that spatial attention is controlled through competitive interactions between hemispheres rather than a dominant right hemisphere in the intact human brain.
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How long-term memory and accentuation interact during spoken language comprehension. Neuropsychologia 2013; 51:967-78. [PMID: 23376769 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2012.12.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2012] [Revised: 12/17/2012] [Accepted: 12/18/2012] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Spoken language comprehension requires immediate integration of different information types, such as semantics, syntax, and prosody. Meanwhile, both the information derived from speech signals and the information retrieved from long-term memory exert their influence on language comprehension immediately. Using EEG (electroencephalogram), the present study investigated how the information retrieved from long-term memory interacts with accentuation during spoken language comprehension. Mini Chinese discourses were used as stimuli, with an interrogative or assertive context sentence preceding the target sentence. The target sentence included one critical word conveying new information. The critical word was either highly expected or lowly expected given the information retrieved from long-term memory. Moreover, the critical word was either consistently accented or inconsistently de-accented. The results revealed that for lowly expected new information, inconsistently de-accented words elicited a larger N400 and larger theta power increases (4-6 Hz) than consistently accented words. In contrast, for the highly expected new information, consistently accented words elicited a larger N400 and larger alpha power decreases (8-14 Hz) than inconsistently de-accented words. The results suggest that, during spoken language comprehension, the effect of accentuation interacted with the information retrieved from long-term memory immediately. Moreover, our results also have important consequences for our understanding of the processing nature of the N400. The N400 amplitude is not only enhanced for incorrect information (new and de-accented word) but also enhanced for correct information (new and accented words).
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Shier AC, Reichenbacher T, Ghuman HS, Ghuman JK. Pharmacological treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents: clinical strategies. J Cent Nerv Syst Dis 2012; 5:1-17. [PMID: 23650474 PMCID: PMC3616598 DOI: 10.4137/jcnsd.s6691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common neurobehavioral disorder of childhood that can result in significant functional impairment, and if not adequately treated can lead to impaired quality of life. Pharmacotherapy is considered the first-line treatment for ADHD in children and adolescents. We review both recent literature and seminal studies regarding the pharmacological treatment of ADHD in children and adolescents. There is ample evidence for the efficacy and safety of both stimulants and non-stimulants in the treatment of ADHD. We review important aspects of evaluation and assessment and discuss first-line pharmacological treatments and as well as when to consider using alternative pharmacological agents. Treatment approaches to manage frequently seen comorbid disorders with ADHD are also covered.
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Chang YC, Huang SL. The influence of attention levels on psychophysiological responses. Int J Psychophysiol 2012; 86:39-47. [PMID: 22960315 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2012.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2011] [Revised: 08/30/2012] [Accepted: 09/01/2012] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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This study aimed to examine which brain oscillatory activities and peripheral physiological measures were influenced by attention levels. A new experimental procedure was designed. Participants were asked to count the number of target events while viewing eight moving white circles. An event occurred when two of the circles changed from white to red or blue. In the low-attention task, similar to a feature search, the target events were defined by color only. In the high-attention task, similar to a conjunction search, the target events were defined by both color and size. In the control task, participants were asked to passively watch the series of events while remembering a number. Based on Feature Integration Theory, our high-attention task would demand more attentional investment than the low-attention task. Given the identical visual stimuli and requirement of keeping a number in working memory for all three tasks, the changes in brain oscillatory activities can be attributed to attention level rather than to perceptual content or memory processes. Peripheral measures such as heart rate, heart rate variability (HRV), respiration rate, eye blinks, and skin conductance level were also evaluated. In comparing the high-attention task with the low-attention task, theta synchronization at the Fz, Cz, and Pz electrodes as a group, alpha2 desynchronization at the Fz, Cz, Pz, and Oz electrodes as a group, and a decrease in the low-frequency component and ratio measure of HRV were evident. These measures are considered to be promising indices for discriminating between attention levels.
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- Yu-Chieh Chang
- Department of Psychology, National Chengchi University, Taiwan
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Ghoshuni M, Firoozabadi M, Khalilzadeh MA, Hashemi Golpayegani MR. THE EFFECT OF SENSORIMOTOR RHYTHM ENHANCING NEUROFEEDBACK ON POWER OF ADJACENT FREQUENCY BANDS. BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING-APPLICATIONS BASIS COMMUNICATIONS 2012. [DOI: 10.4015/s1016237212500238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Sensorimotor rhythm (SMR) neurofeedback training (NFT) has an important role in improvement of cognitive functions in both clinical and healthy individuals. It is very possible that in SMR NFT adjacent frequency bands, such as alpha and beta1, be affected by SMR enhancing neurofeedback. Therefore, the adjacent frequency bands, in addition to SMR, may be associated with the improvement of the cognitive functions. Eight sessions of NFT were applied to healthy individuals to enhance their SMR activity. In order to investigate the effect of SMR enhancing neurofeedback on the power of adjacent frequency bands, correlation between the change in SMR activity and the change in alpha or beta1 activity was computed. The results revealed that there is a highly significant positive correlation between the change in SMR and beta1 activities. The given outcome suggests that during SMR NFT, the effect of both SMR and beta1 be considered together on the improvement of the cognitive functions.
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- Majid Ghoshuni
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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Tonin L, Leeb R, del R Millán J. Time-dependent approach for single trial classification of covert visuospatial attention. J Neural Eng 2012; 9:045011. [DOI: 10.1088/1741-2560/9/4/045011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The Influence of Apolipoprotein E Epsilon4 Polymorphism on qEEG Profiles in Healthy Young Females: A Resting EEG Study. Brain Topogr 2012; 25:431-42. [DOI: 10.1007/s10548-012-0229-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2011] [Accepted: 04/23/2012] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Increased phase synchronization during continuous face integration measured simultaneously with EEG and fMRI. Clin Neurophysiol 2012; 123:1536-48. [PMID: 22305306 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2011.12.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2011] [Revised: 10/30/2011] [Accepted: 12/21/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Gamma zero-lag phase synchronization has been measured in the animal brain during visual binding. Human scalp EEG studies used a phase locking factor (trial-to-trial phase-shift consistency) or gamma amplitude to measure binding but did not analyze common-phase signals so far. This study introduces a method to identify networks oscillating with near zero-lag phase synchronization in human subjects. METHODS We presented unpredictably moving face parts (NOFACE) which - during some periods - produced a complete schematic face (FACE). The amount of zero-lag phase synchronization was measured using global field synchronization (GFS). GFS provides global information on the amount of instantaneous coincidences in specific frequencies throughout the brain. RESULTS Gamma GFS was increased during the FACE condition. To localize the underlying areas, we correlated gamma GFS with simultaneously recorded BOLD responses. Positive correlates comprised the bilateral middle fusiform gyrus and the left precuneus. CONCLUSIONS These areas may form a network of areas transiently synchronized during face integration, including face-specific as well as binding-specific regions and regions for visual processing in general. SIGNIFICANCE Thus, the amount of zero-lag phase synchronization between remote regions of the human visual system can be measured with simultaneously acquired EEG/fMRI.
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Sakihara K, Gunji A, Furushima W, Inagaki M. Event-related oscillations in structural and semantic encoding of faces. Clin Neurophysiol 2012; 123:270-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2011.06.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2010] [Revised: 06/20/2011] [Accepted: 06/27/2011] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Jessen S, Kotz SA. The temporal dynamics of processing emotions from vocal, facial, and bodily expressions. Neuroimage 2011; 58:665-74. [PMID: 21718792 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2011.06.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2011] [Revised: 04/01/2011] [Accepted: 06/13/2011] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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- S Jessen
- Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Stephanstr. 1A, 04107 Leipzig, Germany.
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Gersenowies J, Marosi E, Cansino S, Rodriguez M. EEG Power Spectral Measurements Comparing Normal and “Thatcherized” Faces. Int J Neurosci 2010; 120:570-9. [DOI: 10.3109/00207454.2010.487746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Rajagovindan R, Ding M. From prestimulus alpha oscillation to visual-evoked response: an inverted-U function and its attentional modulation. J Cogn Neurosci 2010; 23:1379-94. [PMID: 20459310 DOI: 10.1162/jocn.2010.21478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Understanding the relation between prestimulus neural activity and subsequent stimulus processing has become an area of active investigation. Computational modeling, as well as in vitro and in vivo single-unit recordings in animal preparations, have explored mechanisms by which background synaptic activity can influence the responsiveness of cortical neurons to afferent input. How these mechanisms manifest in humans is not well understood. Although numerous EEG/MEG studies have considered the role of prestimulus alpha oscillations in the genesis of visual-evoked potentials, no consensus has emerged, and divergent reports continue to appear. The present work addresses this problem in three stages. First, a theoretical model was developed in which the background synaptic activity and the firing rate of a neural ensemble are related through a sigmoidal function. The derivative of this function, referred to as local gain, has an inverted-U shape and is postulated to be proportional to the trial-by-trial response evoked by a transient stimulus. Second, the theoretical model was extended to noninvasive studies of human visual processing, where the model variables are reinterpreted in terms of ongoing EEG oscillations and event-related potentials. Predictions were derived from the model and tested by recording high-density scalp EEG from healthy volunteers performing a trial-by-trial cued spatial visual attention task. Finally, enhanced stimulus processing by attention was linked to an increase in the overall slope of the sigmoidal function. The commonly observed reduction of alpha magnitude with attention was interpreted as signaling a shift of the underlying neural ensemble toward an optimal excitability state that enables the increase in global gain.
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Ku Y, Hong B, Gao X, Gao S. Spectra-temporal patterns underlying mental addition: An ERP and ERD/ERS study. Neurosci Lett 2010; 472:5-10. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2010.01.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2009] [Revised: 12/29/2009] [Accepted: 01/20/2010] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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