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Fan L, Kong X, Zhang P, Lin P, Zhao J, Ji X, Fang S, Wang X, Yao S, Li H, Wang X. Hypersensitivity to negative feedback during dynamic risky-decision making in major depressive disorder: An event-related potential study. J Affect Disord 2021; 295:1421-1431. [PMID: 34563390 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.09.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2021] [Revised: 08/14/2021] [Accepted: 09/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) exhibit a diminished ability to think or concentrate, indecisiveness, and altered sensitivity to reward and punishment. These impairments can influence complex risk-related decision-making in dynamic environments. The neurophysiological mechanisms mediating MDD effects on decision-making behavior are not well understood. METHODS Patients with MDD (N=50) and healthy controls (HC, N=40) were enrolled. They completed a series of psychometric tests. Event-related potentials (ERPs) were recorded during the performance of a well-validated modified version of Balloon Analogue Risk Task (BART). RESULTS BART behavior data were similar across the two groups except the MDD patients showed more stability of risk aversion. Neurophysiologically, BART losses generated larger P3 amplitudes than wins, and MDD patients had larger feedback-related negativity (FRN) components than HCs in response to negative feedback (losses). Greater FRN amplitudes in response to losses correlated with higher levels of depressiveness, psychological pain, and anhedonia. A longer FRN latency in MDD patients was associated with more severe suicidal ideation. LIMITATIONS The findings are based on cross-sectional data, which are not powerful enough to make causal inferences. CONCLUSION MDD patients exhibit enhanced FRNs in the frontocentral region after receiving negative feedback in a risky decision-making task. FRN magnitude is associated with depressive symptom severity. Punishment hypersensitivity may contribute to the maintenance of depressive symptoms in MDD patients, and FRN may be a useful index of such hypersensitivity.
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- Lejia Fan
- Medical Psychological Center, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China; Department of Psychiatry, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China; National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders (Xiangya), Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Medical Psychological Center, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Medical Psychological Center, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Psychology and Cognition and Human Behavior Key Laboratory of Hunan Province, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan 410081, China
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- Medical Psychological Center, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Medical Psychological Center, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Medical Psychological Center, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Human Anatomy and Neurobiology, Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
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- Medical Psychological Center, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China; National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders (Xiangya), Changsha, Hunan, China; Medical Psychological Institute of Central South University, Changsha 410011, China
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- Department of Psychology, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, China
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- Medical Psychological Center, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China; National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders (Xiangya), Changsha, Hunan, China; Medical Psychological Institute of Central South University, Changsha 410011, China.
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Sehrig S, Odenwald M, Rockstroh B. Feedback-Related Brain Potentials Indicate the Influence of Craving on Decision-Making in Patients with Alcohol Use Disorder: An Experimental Study. Eur Addict Res 2021; 27:216-226. [PMID: 33291101 DOI: 10.1159/000511417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2020] [Accepted: 09/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Alcohol craving is a key symptom of alcohol use disorder (AUD) and a significant cause of poor treatment outcome and frequent relapse. Craving is supposed to impair executive functions by modulating reward salience and decision-making. OBJECTIVE The present study sought to clarify this modulation by scrutinizing reward feedback processing in an experimental decision-making task, which was accomplished by AUD patients in 2 conditions, in the context of induced alcohol craving and in neutral context. METHODS AUD inpatients (N = 40) accomplished the Balloon Analog Risk Task, while their EEG was monitored; counterbalanced across conditions, the tasks were preceded either by craving induction by means of imagery and olfactory alcohol cues, or by neutral cues. Decision choice and variability, and event-related potentials (ERPs) prior to (stimulus-preceding negativity [SPN]) and following (P2a) reward feedback upon decisions, and the outcome-related feedback-related negativity (FRN) were compared between conditions and between patients, who experienced high craving upon alcohol cues (N = 18) and those who did not (N = 22). RESULTS Upon craving induction (vs. neutral condition), high-craving AUD patients showed less adjustment of decision choice to preceding reward experience and more variable decisions than low-craving AUD patients, together with accentuated reward-associated ERP (SPN and P2a), while outcome-related FRN was not modified by craving. CONCLUSIONS Results support orientation to reward in AUD patients, particularly amplified upon experienced craving, which may interfere with (feedback-guided) decision-making even in alcohol-unrelated context. Craving-accentuated ERP indices suggest neuroadaptive changes of cognitive-motivational states upon chronic alcohol abuse. Together with altered reward-related expectancies, this has to be considered in intervention and relapse prevention.
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- Sarah Sehrig
- Department of Psychology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany,
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- Department of Psychology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
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Towards a Pragmatic Approach to a Psychophysiological Unit of Analysis for Mental and Brain Disorders: An EEG-Copeia for Neurofeedback. Appl Psychophysiol Biofeedback 2020; 44:151-172. [PMID: 31098793 DOI: 10.1007/s10484-019-09440-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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This article proposes what we call an "EEG-Copeia" for neurofeedback, like the "Pharmacopeia" for psychopharmacology. This paper proposes to define an "EEG-Copeia" as an organized list of scientifically validated EEG markers, characterized by a specific association with an identified cognitive process, that define a psychophysiological unit of analysis useful for mental or brain disorder evaluation and treatment. A characteristic of EEG neurofeedback for mental and brain disorders is that it targets a EEG markers related to a supposed cognitive process, whereas conventional treatments target clinical manifestations. This could explain why EEG neurofeedback studies encounter difficulty in achieving reproducibility and validation. The present paper suggests that a first step to optimize EEG neurofeedback protocols and future research is to target a valid EEG marker. The specificity of the cognitive skills trained and learned during real time feedback of the EEG marker could be enhanced and both the reliability of neurofeedback training and the therapeutic impact optimized. However, several of the most well-known EEG markers have seldom been applied for neurofeedback. Moreover, we lack a reliable and valid EEG targets library for further RCT to evaluate the efficacy of neurofeedback in mental and brain disorders. With the present manuscript, our aim is to foster dialogues between cognitive neuroscience and EEG neurofeedback according to a psychophysiological perspective. The primary objective of this review was to identify the most robust EEG target. EEG markers linked with one or several clearly identified cognitive-related processes will be identified. The secondary objective was to organize these EEG markers and related cognitive process in a psychophysiological unit of analysis matrix inspired by the Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) project.
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Morie KP, Wu J, Landi N, Potenza MN, Mayes LC, Crowley MJ. Oscillatory Dynamics of Feedback Processing in Adolescents with Prenatal Cocaine Exposure. Dev Neuropsychol 2019; 44:429-442. [PMID: 31353953 PMCID: PMC6690776 DOI: 10.1080/87565641.2019.1645143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2018] [Revised: 07/01/2019] [Accepted: 07/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Prenatal cocaine exposure (PCE) has ramifications for feedback processing. Measuring neural oscillatory dynamics (during electroencephalography) provides insight into the time signatures and neural processes of feedback processing in adolescents with PCE. We measured spectral power in alpha and theta frequency bands while 49 adolescents with PCE and 34 non-drug exposed (NDE) performed a task with win/no-win feedback. Compared to NDE individuals, those with PCE showed reduced alpha power and increased theta power in response to no-win feedback. These findings suggest altered reactivity in PCE adolescents.
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- Kristen P. Morie
- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA
- Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA
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- Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA
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- Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA
- Haskins Laboratories, New Haven, CT 06519, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA
- Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA
- Connecticut Mental Health Center, New Haven, CT, 06519, USA
- Connecticut Council on Problem Gambling, Wethersfield, CT, 06109, USA
- Department of Neuroscience, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA
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- Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06519, USA
- Department of Psychology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA
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- Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA
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Bernoster I, De Groot K, Wieser MJ, Thurik R, Franken IH. Birds of a feather flock together: Evidence of prominent correlations within but not between self-report, behavioral, and electrophysiological measures of impulsivity. Biol Psychol 2019; 145:112-123. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2019.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2018] [Revised: 01/29/2019] [Accepted: 04/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Neural correlates of feedback processing during a sensory uncertain speech - nonspeech discrimination task. Biol Psychol 2019; 144:103-114. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2019.03.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2017] [Revised: 01/17/2019] [Accepted: 03/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Pasion R, Prata C, Fernandes M, Almeida R, Garcez H, Araújo C, Barbosa F. N2 amplitude modulation across the antisocial spectrum: a meta-analysis. Rev Neurosci 2019; 30:781-794. [DOI: 10.1515/revneuro-2018-0116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2018] [Accepted: 02/08/2019] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Despite the accumulated knowledge on antisocial behavior and the positive event-related potential peaking around 300 ms (P3), less is known about the preceding negative electrophysiological response around 200 ms (N2). A systematic search of the literature was conducted to analyze the N2 modulation across the antisocial spectrum. Thirty-seven studies (n = 1199) were retrieved to the quantitative analysis. Reduced N2 amplitudes were found in the more severe antisocial manifestations (violent behavior and antisocial personality disorder), which is consistent with previous findings on P3 alterations and N2 reduced amplitudes in externalizing disorders. Findings on psychopathy were mixed, also in accordance with previous P3 results. From a dimensional lens, this supports the heterogeneity of the psychopathic personality structure: impulsivity features are a closer attribute of antisocial behavior and thus may be associated with N2 reduction, while adaptive psychopathic traits may be associated with intact (or even increased) N2 amplitude. The increased N2 amplitudes observed in impulsive behavior challenge, however, the previous meta-analytic findings. As most of the studies on impulsivity include subclinical samples, it leads to the hypothesis that some compensatory mechanisms can still occur at a subclinical level, reflecting the need for heightened allocation of brain resources to yield similar performances. Importantly, inhibition was the core deficit to explain N2 blunted amplitudes, alongside with deficits in the frontal brain region. From our findings, the reduction in P3 amplitude across the antisocial spectrum may be detected in the previous N2 time window.
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- Rita Pasion
- Laboratory of Neuropsychophysiology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Porto , Rua Alfredo Allen, 535 , 4200-135 Porto , Portugal
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- Laboratory of Neuropsychophysiology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Porto , Rua Alfredo Allen, 535 , 4200-135 Porto , Portugal
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- Laboratory of Neuropsychophysiology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Porto , Rua Alfredo Allen, 535 , 4200-135 Porto , Portugal
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- Laboratory of Neuropsychophysiology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Porto , Rua Alfredo Allen, 535 , 4200-135 Porto , Portugal
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- Laboratory of Neuropsychophysiology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Porto , Rua Alfredo Allen, 535 , 4200-135 Porto , Portugal
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- Laboratory of Neuropsychophysiology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Porto , Rua Alfredo Allen, 535 , 4200-135 Porto , Portugal
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- Laboratory of Neuropsychophysiology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Porto , Rua Alfredo Allen, 535 , 4200-135 Porto , Portugal
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Riggins T, Scott LS. P300 development from infancy to adolescence. Psychophysiology 2019; 57:e13346. [PMID: 30793775 DOI: 10.1111/psyp.13346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2018] [Revised: 12/21/2018] [Accepted: 01/08/2019] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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This article provides an overview of P300 research from infancy through adolescence. First, a brief historical overview is provided highlighting seminal studies that began exploration of the P300 component in developmental groups. Overall, these studies suggest that the P300 can be detected in children and appears to reflect similar cognitive processes to those in adults; however, it is significantly delayed in its latency to peak. Second, two striking findings from developmental research are the lack of a clear P300 component in infancy and differential electrophysiological responses to novel, unexpected stimuli in children, adolescents, and adults. Third, contemporary questions are described, which include P300-like components in infancy, alteration of P300 in atypically developing groups, relations between P300 and behavior, individual differences of P300, and neural substrates of P300 across development. Finally, we conclude with comments regarding the power of a developmental perspective and suggestions for important issues that should be addressed in the next 50 years of P300 research.
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- Tracy Riggins
- Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
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- Department of Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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Downes M, Bathelt J, De Haan M. Event-related potential measures of executive functioning from preschool to adolescence. Dev Med Child Neurol 2017; 59:581-590. [PMID: 28164277 DOI: 10.1111/dmcn.13395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Executive functions are a collection of cognitive abilities necessary for behavioural control and regulation, and are important for school success. Executive deficits are common across acquired and developmental disorders in childhood and beyond. This review aims to summarize how studies using event-related potential (ERP) can provide insight into mechanisms underpinning how executive functions develop in children from preschool to adolescence. We specifically focus on ERP components that are considered to be well-established markers of executive functioning, including the ability to resist distraction (inhibition, N200), hold scenes in mind (visuospatial working memory, contralateral delay activity), attend to specific stimuli (information processing, P300), follow rules (response monitoring, error-related negativity [ERN], and error-related positivity [Pe]), and adjust to feedback (outcome monitoring, feedback-related negativity). All of these components show developmental changes from preschool to adolescence, in line with behavioural and neuroimaging findings. These ERP markers also show altered developmental trajectories in the context of atypical executive functions. As an example, deficits in executive function are prominently implicated in attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder. Therefore, this review highlights ERP studies that have investigated the above ERP components in this population. Overall, ERPs provide a useful marker for the development and dysfunction of executive skills, and provide insight into their neurophysiological basis.
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- Michelle Downes
- School of Psychology, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge, UK
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- Developmental Neurosciences Programme, University College London, London, UK
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Disrupted Topological Patterns of Large-Scale Network in Conduct Disorder. Sci Rep 2016; 6:37053. [PMID: 27841320 PMCID: PMC5107936 DOI: 10.1038/srep37053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2016] [Accepted: 10/24/2016] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Regional abnormalities in brain structure and function, as well as disrupted connectivity, have been found repeatedly in adolescents with conduct disorder (CD). Yet, the large-scale brain topology associated with CD is not well characterized, and little is known about the systematic neural mechanisms of CD. We employed graphic theory to investigate systematically the structural connectivity derived from cortical thickness correlation in a group of patients with CD (N = 43) and healthy controls (HCs, N = 73). Nonparametric permutation tests were applied for between-group comparisons of graphical metrics. Compared with HCs, network measures including global/local efficiency and modularity all pointed to hypo-functioning in CD, despite of preserved small-world organization in both groups. The hubs distribution is only partially overlapped with each other. These results indicate that CD is accompanied by both impaired integration and segregation patterns of brain networks, and the distribution of highly connected neural network ‘hubs’ is also distinct between groups. Such misconfiguration extends our understanding regarding how structural neural network disruptions may underlie behavioral disturbances in adolescents with CD, and potentially, implicates an aberrant cytoarchitectonic profiles in the brain of CD patients.
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