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de Bustamante Simas ML, da Silva TL, dos Santos NRM, Lacerda AM. Mutually exclusive disorder-dependent hearing discomfort in first-episode psychosis and panic disorder: two experiments using the same auditory stimulus set and two similar musical sequences. Psicol Reflex Crit 2022; 35:37. [PMID: 36480086 PMCID: PMC9732154 DOI: 10.1186/s41155-022-00239-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2021] [Accepted: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
We investigated the level of hearing tolerance in patients with first-episode psychosis (FEP) and panic disorder (PD) as compared to two different groups of healthy controls (HC, HC2), one for each experiment, because we used two distinct psychophysical paradigms. We evaluated auditory discomfort of 28 volunteers (14 with FEP and 14 HC) in the first study and of 42 volunteers (21 with PD and 21 HC2) in the second study. We presented 20 sounds: 16 pure-tone frequency sweeps (specially designed for use with FEP) and 11 s or 13 s musical sequences from the very beginning of the music "Play the Game" (PLAY) from Queen and its reverses. The first procedure used a Likert-like 0-10 scale ranging from "nothing bad" to "too bad" where volunteers made vertical marks along a horizontal line according to their discomfort. The second procedure involved subjective magnitude estimation online due to the SARS-COV-19 pandemic. Sounds were placed online and played by PD and HC2 volunteers themselves after having listened to the standard (the first 8 s from RADIO, "Radio Ga Ga" by Queen). Then, PD and HC2 volunteers were asked to assign values equal to, or multiples of 10 that felt like, or proportional to, their hearing "discomfort" in comparison with Sound 00 (RADIO). Our findings showed that FEP volunteers assign more discomfort to the 16 specially designed frequency sweep stimuli that appear not to affect HC, HC2, and PD. On the other hand, musical sequences from PLAY caused strong discomfort to PD in the reverse mode, but did not seem to affect HC, HC2, and FEP. Further experiments using the exact same paradigm with FEP and PD are needed to explore these findings.
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Affiliation(s)
- Maria Lúcia de Bustamante Simas
- grid.411227.30000 0001 0670 7996Programa da Pós Graduação em Psicologia, Laboratório de Percepção Visual, Centro de Filosofia E Ciências Humanas, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, 50670-901 Brazil
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- grid.411227.30000 0001 0670 7996Programa da Pós Graduação em Psicologia, Laboratório de Percepção Visual, Centro de Filosofia E Ciências Humanas, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, 50670-901 Brazil
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- grid.411227.30000 0001 0670 7996Programa da Pós Graduação em Psicologia, Laboratório de Percepção Visual, Centro de Filosofia E Ciências Humanas, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, 50670-901 Brazil
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- grid.411227.30000 0001 0670 7996Programa da Pós Graduação em Psicologia, Laboratório de Percepção Visual, Centro de Filosofia E Ciências Humanas, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, 50670-901 Brazil
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de Bustamante Simas ML, Dos Santos NRM, Lacerda AM. Auditory perceptual discomfort and low-hearing tolerance in the first episode psychosis. Psicol Reflex Crit 2022; 35:20. [PMID: 35819653 PMCID: PMC9276868 DOI: 10.1186/s41155-022-00224-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2021] [Accepted: 06/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Awareness of perceptual and sensory changes that might occur in visual, auditory, proprioception, and other senses, in the early stages towards the First Episode Psychosis (FEP), and their subsequent sensorial evolution as the disturb progresses deeper into an acute episode, might be a key element for interrupting the process. In the present study, we investigated hearing discomfort/tolerance to 16 given sound streams. Sixteen people diagnosed with FEP, participated in the experiment. Sixteen frequency sweeps varying in modulation envelopes (sawtooth, sine), order (ascending, descending), duration (4s, 8s), and range (50–8000 Hz, 2–8 kHz) were presented randomly, but always in the same sequence, to FEP and healthy controls (HC). The level of discomfort was estimated by the participant by making a mark across a continuous line whose extremes read “nothing bad” (left) and “too bad” (right). Results showed that ascending sine pure frequency sweeps (p < 0.01) and descending sine pure frequencies sweeps (p < 0.01) caused the maximum discomfort in FEP. Other variables also showed differences between FEP and HC, and FEP were always more intolerant to such pure frequency sweeps than HC. We conclude that this might be useful for very early assessment of people at risk, people with FEP, and people with schizophrenia.
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Affiliation(s)
- Maria Lúcia de Bustamante Simas
- Laboratório de Percepção Visual, Programa da Pós Graduação em Psicologia, Departamento de Psicologia, Centro de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Av da Arquitetura s/n CFCH 9º Andar, Recife, PE, CEP.: 50740-550, Brasil.
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- Laboratório de Percepção Visual, Programa da Pós Graduação em Psicologia, Departamento de Psicologia, Centro de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Av da Arquitetura s/n CFCH 9º Andar, Recife, PE, CEP.: 50740-550, Brasil
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- Laboratório de Percepção Visual, Programa da Pós Graduação em Psicologia, Departamento de Psicologia, Centro de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Av da Arquitetura s/n CFCH 9º Andar, Recife, PE, CEP.: 50740-550, Brasil
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Deng J, Zheng X, Zhu C, Lin Z, Ye Y. Auditory acuity and musical ability in young adults with high schizotypal traits. Compr Psychiatry 2022; 114:152297. [PMID: 35123176 DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2022.152297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2021] [Revised: 12/07/2021] [Accepted: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Despite auditory cognition dysfunction being consistently found in people with schizophrenia, the evidence from non-clinical individuals with schizotypy is rare and inconsistent. No studies thus far have comprehensively assessed the association among auditory perception, musical cognition, and schizotypy in non-clinical samples. AIM We aimed to explore abnormalities in auditory skills, from basic perception to musical ability, among individuals with schizotypal traits. METHOD An extreme-group design was adopted. Sixty-six participants from the schizotypy and control groups were screened from 1093 young adults using the Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire (SPQ). Auditory acuity was assessed using four auditory discrimination threshold tests, and musical ability was evaluated through the Montreal Battery of Evaluation of Amusia (MBEA). Basic demographic information and musical backgrounds were assessed and matched, and depression, anxiety, and digit-span index were evaluated and controlled. RESULTS Elevated sensitivity in auditory perception and improved musical talent were found in young adults with high schizotypal traits. Auditory acuity and musical ability were positively correlated with schizotypy and its factors among participants across groups. A regression analysis in the control group showed that cognitive perceptual scores of SPQ positively predicted auditory temporal sensitivity. The mediation analysis revealed an indirect effect of pure tone duration discrimination between musical rhythmic ability and positive factor of schizotypy. DISCUSSION Elevated sensitivity in auditory temporal perception and improved musical talent in young adults with high schizotypy may contribute to explaining the variation of auditory process in the development of schizophrenia-spectrum disorders. It can also help elucidate the association between psychopathology and creativity in auditory modality.
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- Jue Deng
- School of Psychology, Fujian Normal University, No. 1 Technology Road, Higher Education Mega-Center, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province 350117, China
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- School of Psychology, Fujian Normal University, No. 1 Technology Road, Higher Education Mega-Center, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province 350117, China
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- School of Psychology, Fujian Normal University, No. 1 Technology Road, Higher Education Mega-Center, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province 350117, China
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- Mental Health Center, Fujian Medical University, No. 1 Xuefu North Road, Higher Education Mega-Center, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province 350122, China
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- School of Psychology, Fujian Normal University, No. 1 Technology Road, Higher Education Mega-Center, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province 350117, China.
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Chapuis L, Kerr CC, Collin SP, Hart NS, Sanders KL. Underwater hearing in sea snakes (Hydrophiinae): first evidence of auditory evoked potential thresholds. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019; 222:222/14/jeb198184. [PMID: 31345949 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.198184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2019] [Accepted: 07/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The viviparous sea snakes (Hydrophiinae) are a secondarily aquatic radiation of more than 60 species that possess many phenotypic adaptations to marine life. However, virtually nothing is known of the role and sensitivity of hearing in sea snakes. This study investigated the hearing sensitivity of the fully marine sea snake Hydrophis stokesii by measuring auditory evoked potential (AEP) audiograms for two individuals. AEPs were recorded from 40 Hz (the lowest frequency tested) up to 600 Hz, with a peak in sensitivity identified at 60 Hz (163.5 dB re. 1 µPa or 123 dB re. 1 µm s-2). Our data suggest that sea snakes are sensitive to low-frequency sounds but have relatively low sensitivity compared with bony fishes and marine turtles. Additional studies are required to understand the role of sound in sea snake life history and further assess these species' vulnerability to anthropogenic noise.
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- Lucille Chapuis
- Biosciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QD, UK .,Oceans Graduate School and the UWA Oceans Institute, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6009, Australia
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- Oceans Graduate School and the UWA Oceans Institute, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6009, Australia
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- Oceans Graduate School and the UWA Oceans Institute, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6009, Australia.,School of Life Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC 3086, Australia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW 2109, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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Amorim MCP, Vasconcelos RO, Bolgan M, Pedroso SS, Fonseca PJ. Acoustic communication in marine shallow waters: testing the acoustic adaptive hypothesis in sand gobies. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018; 221:jeb.183681. [PMID: 30171096 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.183681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2018] [Accepted: 08/27/2018] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Acoustic communication is an important part of social behaviour of fish species that live or breed in shallow noisy waters. Previous studies have shown that some fish species exploit a quiet window in the background noise for communication. However, it remains to be examined whether hearing abilities and sound production of fish are adapted to marine habitats presenting high hydrodynamism. Here, we investigated whether the communication system of the painted (Pomatoschistus pictus) and the marbled (Pomatoschistus marmoratus) gobies is adapted to enhance sound transmission and reception in Atlantic shallow water environments. We recorded and measured the sound pressure levels of social vocalisations of both species, as well as snapshots of ambient noise of habitats characterised by different hydrodynamics. Hearing thresholds (in terms of both sound pressure and particle acceleration) and responses to conspecific signals were determined using the auditory evoked potential recording technique. We found that the peak frequency range (100-300 Hz) of acoustic signals matched the best hearing sensitivity in both species and appeared well adapted for short-range communication in Atlantic habitats. Sandy/rocky exposed beaches presented a quiet window, observable even during the breaking of moderate waves, coincident with the main sound frequencies and best hearing sensitivities of both species. Our data demonstrate that the hearing abilities of these gobies are well suited to detect conspecific sounds within typical interacting distances (a few body lengths) in Atlantic shallow waters. These findings lend support to the acoustic adaptive hypothesis, under the sensory drive framework, proposing that signals and perception systems coevolve to be effective within local environment constraints.
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- Maria Clara P Amorim
- MARE (Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre), ISPA - Instituto Universitário, 1149-041 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Institute of Science and Environment, University of Saint Joseph, Macao SAR, China
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- Laboratoire de Morphologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive, Institut de Chimie - B6C, Université de Liège, 4000 Liège, Belgium
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- MARE (Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre), ISPA - Instituto Universitário, 1149-041 Lisboa, Portugal.,Departamento de Biologia Animal and cE3c, Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Departamento de Biologia Animal and cE3c, Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal
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Gwynne DT, Bailey WJ. FEMALE-FEMALE COMPETITION IN KATYDIDS: SEXUAL SELECTION FOR INCREASED SENSITIVITY TO A MALE SIGNAL? Evolution 2017; 53:546-551. [PMID: 28565411 DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1999.tb03789.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/1998] [Accepted: 10/30/1998] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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In contrast to studies of sex-specific weaponry and other sexually selected traits, there has been no examination of Darwin's (1871, p. 418) suggestion that elaborations or enlargements of "the organs of sense" function to enhance mating success. In certain katydids the size of thoracic spiracles, which are a main input into the hearing system, determines auditory sensitivity of females. Here we present evidence that sexual dimorphism in the spiracle size of a pollen katydid, Kawanaphila nartee, is a result of sexual selection on females competing to locate nuptial-gift giving males. In field experiments in which female K. nartee were attracted to a calling male, we show a pairing advantage to females with larger auditory spiracles. The spiracle-size advantage was not a correlated result of a larger body size or mass of winners. Finally, there was no spiracle-size advantage or body-mass advantage for mating females in a later stage of competition when experimental females struggled for access to a silent male. We suggest that research on the detection of displays has lagged behind work on the displays themselves; the focus has been on the species specificity of signal perception rather than on the fitness consequences of variation in the ability to detect cues from mates or predators.
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- Darryl T Gwynne
- Zoology Department, University of Western Australia Nedlands, Western Australia, 6009, Australia.,Biology Department, Erindale Campus, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Ontario, L5L 1C6, Canada
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- Zoology Department, University of Western Australia Nedlands, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
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Di G, Xu Y. Influences of combined traffic noise on anxiety in mice. Sci Total Environ 2017; 579:1439-1445. [PMID: 27913020 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.11.144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2016] [Revised: 11/03/2016] [Accepted: 11/20/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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With the rapid development of traffic facilities in China, traffic noise pollution is increasingly prominent. This research aims to explore the influences of combined traffic noise on receptors' anxiety. Institute of cancer research mice were exposed to combined traffic noise (CTN) from highway and high-speed railway for 52days, whose day-night equivalent continuous A-weighted sound pressure level (Ldn) was 70dB(A). The impacts of CTN on anxiety were explored by behavior tests and monoamine neurotransmitter assays. The results were in depth discussed in comparison to two previous studies on the impacts of single high-speed railway noise (HSRN) and aircraft noise (AN), but data from the three studies were not merged and statistically compared. No significant differences were shown in the behavioral indicators and the monoamine levels between the experimental and control groups after CTN exposure, indicating no obvious impacts of 70dB(A) CTN on anxiety in mice were found in this study. When Ldn was approximately 70dB(A), CTN had less obvious impacts on anxiety than HSRN and AN, which is mainly related to that both the acoustical parameters of noise events [maximum noise level (LAmax), noise events duration, slope of rise, difference of LAmax from 1-min background equivalent continuous A-weighted sound pressure level] and modified day-night equivalent continuous R-weighted sound pressure level (considering animal auditory sensitivity to different sound frequencies and circadian rhythms) of CTN are smaller than those of HSRN and AN.
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- Guoqing Di
- Institute of Environmental Pollution & Control Technology, Zhejiang University, No. 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, PR China.
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- Institute of Environmental Pollution & Control Technology, Zhejiang University, No. 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, PR China.
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