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Sun L. The investigation of dysregulated visual perceptual organization in adults with autism spectrum disorders with phase-amplitude coupling and directed connectivity. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0303959. [PMID: 38843176 PMCID: PMC11156340 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0303959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2024] [Accepted: 05/04/2024] [Indexed: 06/09/2024] Open
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Phase-amplitude coupling (PAC) has been used as a powerful tool to understand the mechanism underlying neural binding by investigating neural synchrony across different frequency bands. This study examined the possibility that dysregulated alpha-gamma modulation may be crucially involved in aberrant brain functioning in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Magnetoencephalographic data were recorded from 13 adult participants with ASD and 16 controls. The time-coursed sources averaged over a primary visual area 1 and fusiform gyrus area were reconstructed with the minimum-norm estimate method. The alpha-gamma PAC was further calculated based on these sources. The statistical analysis was implemented based on the PAC and directed asymmetry index. The results showed the hyper-activity coupling for ASD at the no-face condition and revealed the importance of alpha-gamma phase modulation in detecting a face. Our data provides novel evidence for the role of the alpha-gamma PAC and suggests that the globe connectivity may be more critical during visual perception.
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- Limin Sun
- State Key Laboratory of Functional Materials of Informatics, CAS Center for Excellence in Superconducting Electronics (CENSE), Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology (SIMIT), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, PR China
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Soghomonian JJ. The cortico-striatal circuitry in autism-spectrum disorders: a balancing act. Front Cell Neurosci 2024; 17:1329095. [PMID: 38273975 PMCID: PMC10808402 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2023.1329095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2024] Open
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The basal ganglia are major targets of cortical inputs and, in turn, modulate cortical function via their projections to the motor and prefrontal cortices. The role of the basal ganglia in motor control and reward is well documented and there is also extensive evidence that they play a key role in social and repetitive behaviors. The basal ganglia influence the activity of the cerebral cortex via two major projections from the striatum to the output nuclei, the globus pallidus internus and the substantia nigra, pars reticulata. This modulation involves a direct projection known as the direct pathway and an indirect projection via the globus pallidus externus and the subthalamic nucleus, known as the indirect pathway. This review discusses the respective contribution of the direct and indirect pathways to social and repetitive behaviors in neurotypical conditions and in autism spectrum disorders.
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Xia Y, Hua L, Dai Z, Han Y, Du Y, Zhao S, Zhou H, Wang X, Yan R, Wang X, Zou H, Sun H, Huang Y, Yao Z, Lu Q. Attenuated post-movement beta rebound reflects psychomotor alterations in major depressive disorder during a simple visuomotor task: a MEG study. BMC Psychiatry 2023; 23:395. [PMID: 37270511 DOI: 10.1186/s12888-023-04844-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2022] [Accepted: 05/04/2023] [Indexed: 06/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Psychomotor alterations are a common symptom in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). The primary motor cortex (M1) plays a vital role in the mechanism of psychomotor alterations. Post-movement beta rebound (PMBR) in the sensorimotor cortex is abnormal in patients with motor abnormalities. However, the changes in M1 beta rebound in patients with MDD remain unclear. This study aimed to primarily explore the relationship between psychomotor alterations and PMBR in MDD. METHODS One hundred thirty-two subjects were enrolled in the study, comprising 65 healthy controls (HCs) and 67 MDD patients. All participants performed a simple right-hand visuomotor task during MEG scanning. PMBR was measured in the left M1 at the source reconstruction level with the time-frequency analysis method. Retardation factor scores and neurocognitive test performance, including the Digit Symbol Substitution Test (DSST), the Making Test Part A (TMT-A), and the Verbal Fluency Test (VFT), were used to measure psychomotor functions. Pearson correlation analyses were used to assess relationships between PMBR and psychomotor alterations in MDD. RESULTS The MDD group showed worse neurocognitive performance than the HC group in all three neurocognitive tests. The PMBR was diminished in patients with MDD compared to HCs. In a group of MDD patients, the reduced PMBR was negatively correlated with retardation factor scores. Further, there was a positive correlation between the PMBR and DSST scores. PMBR is negatively associated with the TMT-A scores. CONCLUSION Our findings suggested that the attenuated PMBR in M1 could illustrate the psychomotor disturbance in MDD, possibly contributing to clinical psychomotor symptoms and deficits of cognitive functions.
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- Yi Xia
- Department of Psychiatry, the Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, the Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China
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- School of Biological Sciences & Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
- Child Development and Learning Science, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, the Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, the Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, the Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, the Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, the Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, the Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China
- Nanjing Brain Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, the Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, the Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China
- Nanjing Brain Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, the Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China
- Nanjing Brain Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, the Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China
- Nanjing Brain Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, the Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China.
- School of Biological Sciences & Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China.
- Nanjing Brain Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China.
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- School of Biological Sciences & Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China.
- Child Development and Learning Science, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China.
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Xia Y, Sun H, Hua L, Dai Z, Wang X, Tang H, Han Y, Du Y, Zhou H, Zou H, Yao Z, Lu Q. Spontaneous beta power, motor-related beta power and cortical thickness in major depressive disorder with psychomotor disturbance. Neuroimage Clin 2023; 38:103433. [PMID: 37216848 PMCID: PMC10209543 DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2023.103433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2023] [Revised: 05/05/2023] [Accepted: 05/11/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The psychomotor disturbance is a common symptom in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). The neurological mechanisms of psychomotor disturbance are intricate, involving alterations in the structure and function of motor-related regions. However, the relationship among changes in the spontaneous activity, motor-related activity, local cortical thickness, and psychomotor function remains unclear. METHOD A total of 140 patients with MDD and 68 healthy controls performed a simple right-hand visuomotor task during magnetoencephalography (MEG) scanning. All patients were divided into two groups according to the presence of psychomotor slowing. Spontaneous beta power, movement-related beta desynchronization (MRBD), absolute beta power during movement and cortical characteristics in the bilateral primary motor cortex were compared using general linear models with the group as a fixed effect and age as a covariate. Finally, the moderated mediation model was tested to examine the relationship between brain metrics with group differences and psychomotor performance. RESULTS The patients with psychomotor slowing showed higher spontaneous beta power, movement-related beta desynchronization and absolute beta power during movement than patients without psychomotor slowing. Compared with the other two groups, significant decreases were found in cortical thickness of the left primary motor cortex in patients with psychomotor slowing. Our moderated mediation model showed that the increased spontaneous beta power indirectly affected impaired psychomotor performance by abnormal MRBD, and the indirect effects were moderated by cortical thickness. CONCLUSION These results suggest that patients with MDD have aberrant cortical beta activity at rest and during movement, combined with abnormal cortical thickness, contributing to the psychomotor disturbance observed in this patient population.
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- Yi Xia
- Department of Psychiatry, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Nanjing Brain Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- School of Biological Sciences & Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China; Child Development and Learning Science, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China; Nanjing Brain Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China; School of Biological Sciences & Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China; Nanjing Brain Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China.
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- School of Biological Sciences & Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China; Child Development and Learning Science, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China.
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Zakaria L, Desowska A, Berde CB, Cornelissen L. Electroencephalographic delta and alpha oscillations reveal phase-amplitude coupling in paediatric patients undergoing sevoflurane-based general anaesthesia. Br J Anaesth 2023; 130:595-602. [PMID: 36922266 DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2023.01.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2022] [Revised: 01/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/28/2023] [Indexed: 03/14/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Sevoflurane-induced anaesthesia generates frontal alpha oscillations as early as 6 months of age, whereas strong delta oscillations are present at birth. In adults, delta oscillations and alpha oscillations are coupled: the phase of delta waves modulates the amplitude of alpha oscillations in a phenomenon known as phase-amplitude coupling. We hypothesise that delta-alpha phase-amplitude coupling exists in young children and is a feature of sevoflurane-based general anaesthesia distinct from emergence after anaesthesia. METHODS Electroencephalographic data from 31 paediatric patients aged 10 months to 3 yr undergoing elective surgery with sevoflurane-based anaesthesia were analysed retrospectively. Delta-alpha phase-amplitude coupling was evaluated during maintenance of anaesthesia and during emergence. RESULTS Delta-alpha phase-amplitude coupling was observed in the study population. Strength of phase-amplitude coupling, represented by the delta-alpha mean amplitude vector, was greater during general anaesthesia than during emergence (Wilcoxon paired signed-rank test, Z=3.107, P=0.002). Frontal alpha amplitude during anaesthesia was not uniformly distributed across all delta phases. During general anaesthesia, alpha power was restricted to the positive phase of the delta wave (omnibus circular uniformity, general anaesthesia: P<0.001, mean phase: 114º; 99% confidence interval: 90º-139º; emergence: P=0.35, mean phase 181º, 99% confidence interval: 110º-253º). CONCLUSIONS Sevoflurane-based anaesthesia is associated with delta-alpha phase-amplitude coupling in paediatric patients. These findings improve our understanding of cortical dynamics in children undergoing general anaesthesia, which might improve paediatric intraoperative depth of anaesthesia monitoring techniques.
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- Luai Zakaria
- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative & Pain Medicine, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care & Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care & Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care & Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care & Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
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Cross-frequency coupling in psychiatric disorders: A systematic review. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2022; 138:104690. [PMID: 35569580 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2022.104690] [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: 06/29/2021] [Revised: 05/02/2022] [Accepted: 05/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Cross-frequency coupling (CFC), an electrophysiologically derived measure of oscillatory coupling in the brain, is believed to play a critical role in neuronal computation, learning and communication. It has received much recent attention in the study of both health and disease. We searched for literature that studied CFC during resting state and task-related activities during electroencephalography and magnetoencephalography in psychiatric disorders. Thirty-eight studies were identified, which included attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, Alzheimer's dementia, autism spectrum disorder, bipolar disorder, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, social anxiety disorder and schizophrenia. The systematic review was registered with PROSPERO (ID#CRD42021224188). The current review indicates measurable differences exist between CFC in disease states vs. healthy controls. There was variance in CFC at different regions of the brain within the same psychiatric disorders, perhaps this could be explained by the mechanisms and functionality of CFC. There was heterogeneity in methodologies used, which may lead to spurious CFC analyses. Going forward, standardized methodologies need to be established and utilized in further research to understand the neuropathophysiology associated with psychiatric disorders.
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Loe ME, Khanmohammadi S, Morrissey MJ, Landre R, Tomko SR, Guerriero RM, Ching S. Resolving and characterizing the incidence of millihertz EEG modulation in critically ill children. Clin Neurophysiol 2022; 137:84-91. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2022.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2021] [Revised: 01/28/2022] [Accepted: 02/11/2022] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Ulloa JL. The Control of Movements via Motor Gamma Oscillations. Front Hum Neurosci 2022; 15:787157. [PMID: 35111006 PMCID: PMC8802912 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2021.787157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Accepted: 12/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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The ability to perform movements is vital for our daily life. Our actions are embedded in a complex environment where we need to deal efficiently in the face of unforeseen events. Neural oscillations play an important role in basic sensorimotor processes related to the execution and preparation of movements. In this review, I will describe the state of the art regarding the role of motor gamma oscillations in the control of movements. Experimental evidence from electrophysiological studies has shown that motor gamma oscillations accomplish a range of functions in motor control beyond merely signaling the execution of movements. However, these additional aspects associated with motor gamma oscillation remain to be fully clarified. Future work on different spatial, temporal and spectral scales is required to further understand the implications of gamma oscillations in motor control.
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- José Luis Ulloa
- Programa de Investigación Asociativa (PIA) en Ciencias Cognitivas, Centro de Investigación en Ciencias Cognitivas (CICC), Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de Talca, Talca, Chile
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