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Meyers JL, Brislin SJ, Kamarajan C, Plawecki MH, Chorlian D, Anohkin A, Kuperman S, Merikangas A, Pandey G, Kinreich S, Pandey A, Edenberg HJ, Bucholz KK, Almasy L, Porjesz B. The collaborative study on the genetics of alcoholism: Brain function. GENES, BRAIN, AND BEHAVIOR 2023; 22:e12862. [PMID: 37587903 PMCID: PMC10550791 DOI: 10.1111/gbb.12862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2023] [Revised: 07/19/2023] [Accepted: 07/22/2023] [Indexed: 08/18/2023]
Abstract
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) and related health conditions result from a complex interaction of genetic, neural and environmental factors, with differential impacts across the lifespan. From its inception, the Collaborative Study on the Genetics of Alcoholism (COGA) has focused on the importance of brain function as it relates to the risk and consequences of alcohol use and AUD, through the examination of noninvasively recorded brain electrical activity and neuropsychological tests. COGA's sophisticated neurophysiological and neuropsychological measures, together with rich longitudinal, multi-modal family data, have allowed us to disentangle brain-related risk and resilience factors from the consequences of prolonged and heavy alcohol use in the context of genomic and social-environmental influences over the lifespan. COGA has led the field in identifying genetic variation associated with brain functioning, which has advanced the understanding of how genomic risk affects AUD and related disorders. To date, the COGA study has amassed brain function data on over 9871 participants, 7837 with data at more than one time point, and with notable diversity in terms of age (from 7 to 97), gender (52% female), and self-reported race and ethnicity (28% Black, 9% Hispanic). These data are available to the research community through several mechanisms, including directly through the NIAAA, through dbGAP, and in collaboration with COGA investigators. In this review, we provide an overview of COGA's data collection methods and specific brain function measures assessed, and showcase the utility, significance, and contributions these data have made to our understanding of AUD and related disorders, highlighting COGA research findings.
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- Jacquelyn L. Meyers
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral SciencesState University of New York Downstate Medical CenterBrooklynNew YorkUSA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolRutgers UniversityNew BrunswickNew JerseyUSA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral SciencesState University of New York Downstate Medical CenterBrooklynNew YorkUSA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral SciencesState University of New York Downstate Medical CenterBrooklynNew YorkUSA
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- Department of PsychiatryWashington University in St. LouisSt. LouisMissouriUSA
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- Department of PsychiatryUniversity of IowaIowa CityIndianaUSA
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- Department of Biomedical and Health InformaticsChildren's Hospital of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphiaPennsylvaniaUSA
- Penn‐CHOP Lifespan Brain InstituteUniversity of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaPennsylvaniaUSA
- Department of Genetics, Perelman School of MedicineUniversity of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaPennsylvaniaUSA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral SciencesState University of New York Downstate Medical CenterBrooklynNew YorkUSA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral SciencesState University of New York Downstate Medical CenterBrooklynNew YorkUSA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral SciencesState University of New York Downstate Medical CenterBrooklynNew YorkUSA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyIndiana UniversityBloomingtonIndianaUSA
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- Department of PsychiatryWashington University in St. LouisSt. LouisMissouriUSA
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- Department of Biomedical and Health InformaticsChildren's Hospital of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphiaPennsylvaniaUSA
- Penn‐CHOP Lifespan Brain InstituteUniversity of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaPennsylvaniaUSA
- Department of Genetics, Perelman School of MedicineUniversity of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaPennsylvaniaUSA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral SciencesState University of New York Downstate Medical CenterBrooklynNew YorkUSA
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Petrie J, Kowallis LR, Kamhout S, Bills KB, Adams D, Fleming DE, Brown BL, Steffensen SC. Gender-Specific Interactions in a Visual Object Recognition Task in Persons with Opioid Use Disorder. Biomedicines 2023; 11:2460. [PMID: 37760905 PMCID: PMC10525754 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines11092460] [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: 07/31/2023] [Revised: 08/26/2023] [Accepted: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Opioid use disorder (OUD)-associated overdose deaths have reached epidemic proportions worldwide over the past two decades, with death rates for men reported at twice the rate for women. Using a controlled, cross-sectional, age-matched (18-56 y) design to better understand the cognitive neuroscience of OUD, we evaluated the electroencephalographic (EEG) responses of male and female participants with OUD vs. age- and gender-matched non-OUD controls during a simple visual object recognition Go/No-Go task. Overall, women had significantly slower reaction times (RTs) than men. In addition, EEG N200 and P300 event-related potential (ERP) amplitudes for non-OUD controls were significantly larger for men, while their latencies were significantly shorter than for women. However, while N200 and P300 amplitudes were not significantly affected by OUD for either men or women in this task, latencies were also affected differentially in men vs. women with OUD. Accordingly, for both N200 and P300, male OUD participants exhibited longer latencies while female OUD participants exhibited shorter ones than in non-OUD controls. Additionally, robust oscillations were found in all participants during a feedback message associated with performance in the task. Although alpha and beta power during the feedback message were significantly greater for men than women overall, both alpha and beta oscillations exhibited significantly lower power in all participants with OUD. Taken together, these findings suggest important gender by OUD differences in cognitive processing and reflection of performance in this simple visual task.
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- JoAnn Petrie
- Department of Psychology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA; (J.P.); (K.B.B.)
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- Department of Psychology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA; (J.P.); (K.B.B.)
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- Department of Psychology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA; (J.P.); (K.B.B.)
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- Department of Psychology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA; (J.P.); (K.B.B.)
- Department of Neuroscience, Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine, Provo, UT 84606, USA
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- PhotoPharmics, Inc., 947 So, 500 E, Suite 100, American Fork, UT 84003, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA; (J.P.); (K.B.B.)
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- Department of Psychology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA; (J.P.); (K.B.B.)
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- Department of Psychology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA; (J.P.); (K.B.B.)
- Department of Neuroscience, Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine, Provo, UT 84606, USA
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Jo Nixon S, Garcia CC, Lewis B. WOMEN'S USE OF ALCOHOL: NEUROBIOBEHAVIORAL CONCOMITANTS AND CONSEQUENCES. Front Neuroendocrinol 2023:101079. [PMID: 37269931 DOI: 10.1016/j.yfrne.2023.101079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2023] [Revised: 05/02/2023] [Accepted: 05/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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In this narrative review, we draw from historical and contemporary literature to explore the impact of alcohol consumption on brain and behavior among women. We examine three domains: 1) the impact of alcohol use disorder (AUD) on neurobiobehavioral outcomes, 2) its impact on social cognition/emotion processing, and 3) alcohol's acute effects in older women. There is compelling evidence of alcohol-related compromise in neuropsychological function, neural activation, and brain structure. Investigations of social cognition and alcohol effects in older women represent emerging areas of study. Initial analyses suggest that women with AUD show significant deficits in emotion processing, a finding also observed in older women who have consumed a moderate dose of alcohol. Critically, despite the long-recognized need for programmatic interrogation of alcohol's effect in women, studies with sufficient numbers of women for meaningful analysis represent a small proportion of the literature, constraining interpretation and generalization.
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- Sara Jo Nixon
- University of Florida, Department of Psychiatry, Gainesville, FL; University of Florida, Department of Psychology, Gainesville, FL; University of Florida, Department of Neuroscience, Gainesville; University of Florida, Center for Addiction Research & Education, Gainesville, FL.
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- University of Florida, Department of Psychiatry, Gainesville, FL; University of Florida, Center for Addiction Research & Education, Gainesville, FL
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- University of Florida, Department of Psychiatry, Gainesville, FL; University of Florida, Department of Psychology, Gainesville, FL; University of Florida, Department of Neuroscience, Gainesville; University of Florida, Center for Addiction Research & Education, Gainesville, FL
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Wang C, Zeng L, Cao X, Dai J, Liu Y, Gao Z, Qin Y, Yang L, Wang H, Wen Z. Synergistic effects of transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation and inhibitory control training on electrophysiological performance in healthy adults. Front Neurosci 2023; 17:1123860. [PMID: 36968500 PMCID: PMC10033592 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2023.1123860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 03/11/2023] Open
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Transcutaneous vagal nerve stimulation (tVNS) is a non-invasive nerve stimulation technique that exerts a positive “exogenous” online neuromodulatory effect on inhibitory control (IC). Additionally, IC training (ICT) is an effective approach for enhancing IC via the “endogenous” activation of brain regions implicated in this process. The aim of the present study was to examine the synergistic effects of tVNS and ICT on IC enhancement. For this, we measured the changes in neural activity in frontal, fronto-central, and central regions in the time domain of the N2 component and the frequency domain of alpha power during the stop signal task. A total of 58 participants were randomly divided into four groups that received five sessions of either ICT or sham ICT with either online tVNS or sham tVNS. No differences in N2 amplitude were detected after any of the interventions. However, N2 latency shortened after tVNS + ICT in frontal, fronto-central, and central regions. N2 latency shortened after the intervention of sham tVNS + ICT in frontal region. Moreover, alpha power after tVNS + ICT intervention was larger than those of the other interventions in frontal, fronto-central, and central regions. The obtained electrophysiological data suggested that combining tVNS with ICT has synergistic ameliorative effects on IC, and provide evidence supporting the IC-enhancing potential of tVNS combined with ICT.
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- Chunchen Wang
- Department of Aerospace Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Medical Psychology, Air Force Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Aerospace Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Aerospace Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Aerospace Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Aerospace Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Aerospace Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Aerospace Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
- Lin Yang,
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- Department of Aerospace Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
- Hang Wang,
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- Department of Aerospace Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
- *Correspondence: Zhihong Wen,
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Zhang H, Yao J, Xu C, Wang C. Targeting electroencephalography for alcohol dependence: A narrative review. CNS Neurosci Ther 2023; 29:1205-1212. [PMID: 36890659 PMCID: PMC10068473 DOI: 10.1111/cns.14138] [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: 12/28/2022] [Revised: 01/26/2023] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 03/10/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Electroencephalography (EEG)-based electrophysiological techniques have made progress in diagnosing and treating alcohol dependence in recent years. AIMS The article reviews the latest literature in this field. MATERIALS AND METHODS Alcohol dependence, which is common and prone to relapsing, poses a serious threat to individuals, families, and society. At present, the objective detection methods for alcohol dependence in clinic are not enough. As electrophysiological techniques developed in psychiatry, some researches on EEG-based monitoring methods are of great significance in the diagnosis and treatment of alcohol dependence. DISCUSSION As electrophysiological techniques developed in psychiatry, some researches on EEG-based monitoring methods such as resting electroencephalography (REEG), event-related potentials (ERP), event-related oscillations (ERO), and polysomnography (PSG), was reported. CONCLUSION In this paper, the status of electrophysiological researches on EEG in alcoholics are reviewed in detail.
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- Huiwen Zhang
- Department of Anaesthesiology, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China.,Department of Anaesthesiology, Shanghai Jiaotong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Shanghai Jiaotong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Shanghai Jiaotong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China
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Pandey G, Kuo SIC, Horne-Osipenko KA, Pandey AK, Kamarajan C, de Viteri SS, Kinreich S, Chorlian DB, Kuang W, Stephenson M, Kramer J, Anokhin A, Zang Y, Kuperman S, Hesselbrock V, Schuckit M, Dick D, Chan G, McCutcheon VV, Edenberg H, Bucholz KK, Meyers JL, Porjesz B. Associations of parent-adolescent closeness with P3 amplitude, frontal theta, and binge drinking among offspring with high risk for alcohol use disorder. ALCOHOL, CLINICAL & EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 47:155-167. [PMID: 36680783 PMCID: PMC10910630 DOI: 10.1111/acer.14973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2022] [Revised: 10/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/03/2022] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Parents impact their offspring's brain development, neurocognitive function, risk, and resilience for alcohol use disorder (AUD) via both genetic and socio-environmental factors. Individuals with AUD and their unaffected children manifest low parietal P3 amplitude and low frontal theta (FT) power, reflecting heritable neurocognitive deficits associated with AUD. Likewise, children who experience poor parenting tend to have atypical brain development and greater rates of alcohol problems. Conversely, positive parenting can be protective and critical for normative development of self-regulation, neurocognitive functioning and the neurobiological systems subserving them. Yet, the role of positive parenting in resiliency toward AUD is understudied and its association with neurocognitive functioning and behavioral vulnerability to AUD among high-risk offspring is less known. Using data from the Collaborative Study on the Genetics of Alcoholism prospective cohort (N = 1256, mean age [SD] = 19.25 [1.88]), we investigated the associations of closeness with mother and father during adolescence with offspring P3 amplitude, FT power, and binge drinking among high-risk offspring. METHODS Self-reported closeness with mother and father between ages 12 and 17 and binge drinking were assessed using the Semi-Structured Assessment for the Genetics of Alcoholism. P3 amplitude and FT power were assessed in response to target stimuli using a Visual Oddball Task. RESULTS Multivariate multiple regression analyses showed that closeness with father was associated with larger P3 amplitude (p = 0.002) and higher FT power (p = 0.01). Closeness with mother was associated with less binge drinking (p = 0.003). Among male offspring, closeness with father was associated with larger P3 amplitude, but among female offspring, closeness with mother was associated with less binge drinking. These associations remained statistically significant with father's and mothers' AUD symptoms, socioeconomic status, and offspring impulsivity in the model. CONCLUSIONS Among high-risk offspring, closeness with parents during adolescence may promote resilience for developing AUD and related neurocognitive deficits albeit with important sex differences.
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- Gayathri Pandey
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, State University of New York, Downstate Health Sciences University, New York, Brooklyn, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, State University of New York, Downstate Health Sciences University, New York, Brooklyn, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, State University of New York, Downstate Health Sciences University, New York, Brooklyn, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, State University of New York, Downstate Health Sciences University, New York, Brooklyn, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, State University of New York, Downstate Health Sciences University, New York, Brooklyn, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, State University of New York, Downstate Health Sciences University, New York, Brooklyn, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, State University of New York, Downstate Health Sciences University, New York, Brooklyn, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, State University of New York, Downstate Health Sciences University, New York, Brooklyn, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Medicine, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, State University of New York, Downstate Health Sciences University, New York, Brooklyn, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, State University of New York, Downstate Health Sciences University, New York, Brooklyn, USA
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Díaz-Rivera MN, Birba A, Fittipaldi S, Mola D, Morera Y, de Vega M, Moguilner S, Lillo P, Slachevsky A, González Campo C, Ibáñez A, García AM. Multidimensional inhibitory signatures of sentential negation in behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia. Cereb Cortex 2022; 33:403-420. [PMID: 35253864 PMCID: PMC9837611 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhac074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2021] [Revised: 01/31/2022] [Accepted: 02/07/2022] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Processing of linguistic negation has been associated to inhibitory brain mechanisms. However, no study has tapped this link via multimodal measures in patients with core inhibitory alterations, a critical approach to reveal direct neural correlates and potential disease markers. METHODS Here we examined oscillatory, neuroanatomical, and functional connectivity signatures of a recently reported Go/No-go negation task in healthy controls and behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD) patients, typified by primary and generalized inhibitory disruptions. To test for specificity, we also recruited persons with Alzheimer's disease (AD), a disease involving frequent but nonprimary inhibitory deficits. RESULTS In controls, negative sentences in the No-go condition distinctly involved frontocentral delta (2-3 Hz) suppression, a canonical inhibitory marker. In bvFTD patients, this modulation was selectively abolished and significantly correlated with the volume and functional connectivity of regions supporting inhibition (e.g. precentral gyrus, caudate nucleus, and cerebellum). Such canonical delta suppression was preserved in the AD group and associated with widespread anatomo-functional patterns across non-inhibitory regions. DISCUSSION These findings suggest that negation hinges on the integrity and interaction of spatiotemporal inhibitory mechanisms. Moreover, our results reveal potential neurocognitive markers of bvFTD, opening a new agenda at the crossing of cognitive neuroscience and behavioral neurology.
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- Mariano N Díaz-Rivera
- Centro de Neurociencias Cognitivas, Universidad de San Andrés, Vito Dumas 284, Buenos Aires B1644BID, Argentina.,Agencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y Tecnológica (ANPCyT), C1425FQD, Godoy Cruz 2370, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Centro de Neurociencias Cognitivas, Universidad de San Andrés, Vito Dumas 284, Buenos Aires B1644BID, Argentina.,National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), C1425FQD, Godoy Cruz 2290, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Centro de Neurociencias Cognitivas, Universidad de San Andrés, Vito Dumas 284, Buenos Aires B1644BID, Argentina.,National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), C1425FQD, Godoy Cruz 2290, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Psicológicas, CONICET, 5000, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Instituto Universitario de Neurociencia (IUNE), Universidad de La Laguna, Campus de Guajara, 38205 La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
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- Instituto Universitario de Neurociencia (IUNE), Universidad de La Laguna, Campus de Guajara, 38205 La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
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- Global Brain Health Institute, University of California, San Francisco, CA94158, US; and Trinity College, Dublin D02DP21, , Ireland.,Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, 8320000, Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Neurología Sur, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, 8380000, Santiago, Chile.,Unidad de Neurología, Hospital San José, 8380000, Santiago, Chile.,Geroscience Center for Brain Health and Metabolism (GERO), 7800003, Santiago, Chile
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- Geroscience Center for Brain Health and Metabolism (GERO), 7800003, Santiago, Chile.,Neuropsychology and Clinical Neuroscience Laboratory (LANNEC), Physiopathology Department, Neuroscience and East Neuroscience Departments, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Biomedical Sciences (ICBM), University of Chile, 8380000, Santiago, Chile.,Memory and Neuropsychiatric Clinic (CMYN) Neurology Department, Hospital del Salvador and Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, 7500000, Santiago, Chile.,Departamento de Medicina, Servicio de Neurología, Clínica Alemana-Universidad del Desarrollo, 7550000, Santiago, Chile
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- Centro de Neurociencias Cognitivas, Universidad de San Andrés, Vito Dumas 284, Buenos Aires B1644BID, Argentina.,National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), C1425FQD, Godoy Cruz 2290, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Centro de Neurociencias Cognitivas, Universidad de San Andrés, Vito Dumas 284, Buenos Aires B1644BID, Argentina.,National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), C1425FQD, Godoy Cruz 2290, Buenos Aires, Argentina.,Global Brain Health Institute, University of California, San Francisco, CA94158, US; and Trinity College, Dublin D02DP21, , Ireland.,Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, 8320000, Santiago, Chile
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- Centro de Neurociencias Cognitivas, Universidad de San Andrés, Vito Dumas 284, Buenos Aires B1644BID, Argentina.,National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), C1425FQD, Godoy Cruz 2290, Buenos Aires, Argentina.,Global Brain Health Institute, University of California, San Francisco, CA94158, US; and Trinity College, Dublin D02DP21, , Ireland.,Departamento de Lingüística y Literatura, Facultad de Humanidades, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, 7550000, Santiago, Chile
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Liu H, Shi R, Liao R, Liu Y, Che J, Bai Z, Cheng N, Ma H. Machine Learning Based on Event-Related EEG of Sustained Attention Differentiates Adults with Chronic High-Altitude Exposure from Healthy Controls. Brain Sci 2022; 12:brainsci12121677. [PMID: 36552137 PMCID: PMC9775506 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci12121677] [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: 09/28/2022] [Revised: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
(1) Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the effect of high altitude on inhibitory control processes that underlie sustained attention in the neural correlates of EEG data, and explore whether the EEG data reflecting inhibitory control contain valuable information to classify high-altitude chronic hypoxia and plain controls. (2) Methods: 35 chronic high-altitude hypoxic adults and 32 matched controls were recruited. They were required to perform the go/no-go sustained attention task (GSAT) using event-related potentials. Three machine learning algorithms, namely a support vector machine (SVM), logistic regression (LR), and a decision tree (DT), were trained based on the related ERP components and neural oscillations to build a dichotomous classification model. (3) Results: Behaviorally, we found that the high altitude (HA) group had lower omission error rates during all observation periods than the low altitude (LA) group. Meanwhile, the ERP results showed that the HA participants had significantly shorter latency than the LAs for sustained potential (SP), indicating vigilance to response-related conflict. Meanwhile, event-related spectral perturbation (ERSP) analysis suggested that lowlander immigrants exposed to high altitudes may have compensatory activated prefrontal cortexes (PFC), as reflected by slow alpha, beta, and theta frequency-band neural oscillations. Finally, the machine learning results showed that the SVM achieved the optimal classification F1 score in the later stage of sustained attention, with an F1 score of 0.93, accuracy of 92.54%, sensitivity of 91.43%, specificity of 93.75%, and area under ROC curve (AUC) of 0.97. The results proved that SVM classification algorithms could be applied to identify chronic high-altitude hypoxia. (4) Conclusions: Compared with other methods, the SVM leads to a good overall performance that increases with the time spent on task, illustrating that the ERPs and neural oscillations may provide neuroelectrophysiological markers for identifying chronic plateau hypoxia.
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- Haining Liu
- Psychology Department, Chengde Medical University, Chengde 067000, China
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Nerve Injury and Repair, Chengde Medical University, Chengde 067000, China
- Hebei International Research Center of Medical Engineering, Chengde Medical University, Chengde 067000, China
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- Plateau Brain Science Research Center, Tibet University/South China Normal University, Lhasa 850012, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Chengde Medical University, Chengde 067000, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Chengde Medical University, Chengde 067000, China
- Correspondence: (Y.L.); (H.M.); Tel.: +86-187-3246-7083 (Y.L.); +86-150-8905-6060 (H.M.)
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- Psychology Department, Chengde Medical University, Chengde 067000, China
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- Psychology Department, Chengde Medical University, Chengde 067000, China
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- Psychology Department, Chengde Medical University, Chengde 067000, China
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- Hebei International Research Center of Medical Engineering, Chengde Medical University, Chengde 067000, China
- Correspondence: (Y.L.); (H.M.); Tel.: +86-187-3246-7083 (Y.L.); +86-150-8905-6060 (H.M.)
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Agrawal S, Chinnadurai V, Sharma R. Hemodynamic functional connectivity optimization of frequency EEG microstates enables attention LSTM framework to classify distinct temporal cortical communications of different cognitive tasks. Brain Inform 2022; 9:25. [PMID: 36219346 PMCID: PMC9554110 DOI: 10.1186/s40708-022-00173-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2022] [Accepted: 09/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Temporal analysis of global cortical communication of cognitive tasks in coarse EEG information is still challenging due to the underlying complex neural mechanisms. This study proposes an attention-based time-series deep learning framework that processes fMRI functional connectivity optimized quasi-stable frequency microstates for classifying distinct temporal cortical communications of the cognitive task. Seventy volunteers were subjected to visual target detection tasks, and their electroencephalogram (EEG) and functional MRI (fMRI) were acquired simultaneously. At first, the acquired EEG information was preprocessed and bandpass to delta, theta, alpha, beta, and gamma bands and then subjected to quasi-stable frequency-microstate estimation. Subsequently, time-series elicitation of each frequency microstates is optimized with graph theory measures of simultaneously eliciting fMRI functional connectivity between frontal, parietal, and temporal cortices. The distinct neural mechanisms associated with each optimized frequency-microstate were analyzed using microstate-informed fMRI. Finally, these optimized, quasi-stable frequency microstates were employed to train and validate the attention-based Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) time-series architecture for classifying distinct temporal cortical communications of the target from other cognitive tasks. The temporal, sliding input sampling windows were chosen between 180 to 750 ms/segment based on the stability of transition probabilities of the optimized microstates. The results revealed 12 distinct frequency microstates capable of deciphering target detections' temporal cortical communications from other task engagements. Particularly, fMRI functional connectivity measures of target engagement were observed significantly correlated with the right-diagonal delta (r = 0.31), anterior-posterior theta (r = 0.35), left-right theta (r = - 0.32), alpha (r = - 0.31) microstates. Further, neuro-vascular information of microstate-informed fMRI analysis revealed the association of delta/theta and alpha/beta microstates with cortical communications and local neural processing, respectively. The classification accuracies of the attention-based LSTM were higher than the traditional LSTM architectures, particularly the frameworks that sampled the EEG data with a temporal width of 300 ms/segment. In conclusion, the study demonstrates reliable temporal classifications of global cortical communication of distinct tasks using an attention-based LSTM utilizing fMRI functional connectivity optimized quasi-stable frequency microstates.
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- Swati Agrawal
- Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences, Lucknow Road, Timarpur, Delhi, 110054, India
- Delhi Technological University, Shahbad Daulatpur, Main Bawana Road, Delhi, 110042, India
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- Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences, Lucknow Road, Timarpur, Delhi, 110054, India.
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- Delhi Technological University, Shahbad Daulatpur, Main Bawana Road, Delhi, 110042, India
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Dai Z, Zhou H, Zhang W, Tang H, Wang T, Chen Z, Yao Z, Lu Q. Alpha-beta decoupling relevant to inhibition deficits leads to suicide attempt in major depressive disorder. J Affect Disord 2022; 314:168-175. [PMID: 35820473 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.07.010] [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: 05/22/2022] [Revised: 06/30/2022] [Accepted: 07/07/2022] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND One devastating outcome of major depressive disorder (MDD) is high suicidality, especially for patients with suicide attempt (SA). Evidence indicated that SA may be strongly associated with inhibitory control deficits. We hypothesized that the inhibition function deficits of patient with SA might be underpinned by abnormal neuronal oscillations. METHODS Our study recruited 111 subjects including 74 patients and 37 controls, who performed a GO/NOGO task during magnetoencephalography recording. Time-frequency-representations and phase-amplitude-coupling were measured for the brain circuits involved in the inhibitory function. Phase-slope-indexes were calculated between regions to determine the direction of power flow. RESULTS Significant increased reaction time and decreased judgment accuracy were observed in SA group. During the perception stage of GO task (approximately 125 ms), SA group manifested elevated alpha power in ventral prefrontal cortex (VPFC) and attenuated beta power in dorsal anterior cingulate (dACC) compared with other groups (p < 0.01). In the processing stage of NOGO task (approximately 300 ms), they showed decreased beta power in VPFC and increased alpha power in dACC (p < 0.01). Alpha-beta decoupling during both tasks was observed in SA group. Furthermore, the decoupling from VPFC to dACC under NOGO tasks was significantly correlated with suicide risk level. LIMITATIONS The number of participants was relatively small, and psychological elements were not involved in current study. CONCLUSION Dysregulated oscillatory activities of dACC and VPFC suggested deficits in execution and inhibition functions triggering high suicide risks. The alpha-beta decoupling from VPFC to dACC could be served as a neuro-electrophysiological biomarker for identifying potential suicide risk.
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- Zhongpeng Dai
- School of Biological Sciences & Medical Engineering, Child Development and Learning Science, Key Laboratory of Child Development and Learning Science, Ministry of Education, Research Center for Learning Science, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
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- Nanjing Brain Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- School of Biological Sciences & Medical Engineering, Child Development and Learning Science, Key Laboratory of Child Development and Learning Science, Ministry of Education, Research Center for Learning Science, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
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- Nanjing Brain Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- School of Biological Sciences & Medical Engineering, Child Development and Learning Science, Key Laboratory of Child Development and Learning Science, Ministry of Education, Research Center for Learning Science, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
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- Nanjing Brain Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- School of Biological Sciences & Medical Engineering, Child Development and Learning Science, Key Laboratory of Child Development and Learning Science, Ministry of Education, Research Center for Learning Science, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China; 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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- School of Biological Sciences & Medical Engineering, Child Development and Learning Science, Key Laboratory of Child Development and Learning Science, Ministry of Education, Research Center for Learning Science, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China.
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Lu J, Moussard A, Guo S, Lee Y, Bidelman GM, Moreno S, Skrotzki C, Bugos J, Shen D, Yao D, Alain C. Music training modulates theta brain oscillations associated with response suppression. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2022; 1516:212-221. [PMID: 35854670 PMCID: PMC9588523 DOI: 10.1111/nyas.14861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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There is growing interest in developing training programs to mitigate cognitive decline associated with normal aging. Here, we assessed the effect of 3-month music and visual art training programs on the oscillatory brain activity of older adults using a partially randomized intervention design. High-density electroencephalography (EEG) was measured during the pre- and post-training sessions while participants completed a visual GoNoGo task. Time-frequency representations were calculated in regions of interest encompassing the visual, parietal, and prefrontal cortices. Before training, NoGo trials generated greater theta power than Go trials from 300 to 500 ms post-stimulus in mid-central and frontal brain areas. Theta power indexing response suppression was significantly reduced after music training. There was no significant difference between pre- and post-test for the visual art or the control group. The effect of music training on theta power indexing response suppression was associated with reduced functional connectivity between prefrontal, visual, and auditory regions. These results suggest that theta power indexes executive control mechanisms in older adults. Music training affects theta power and functional connectivity associated with response suppression. These findings contribute to a better understanding of inhibitory control ability in older adults and the neuroplastic effects of music interventions.
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- Jing Lu
- MOE Key Lab for Neuroinformation, School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611731, China
- Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, 3560 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON, M6A 2E1, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche de l’Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal, Université de Montréal, 4565 Chemin Queen-Mary, Montréal, Québec, H3W 1W5, Canada
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- MOE Key Lab for Neuroinformation, School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611731, China
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- Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, 3560 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON, M6A 2E1, Canada
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- Institute for Intelligent Systems and School of Communication Sciences & Disorders, University of Memphis, 4055 North Park Loop, Memphis, TN 38152, USA
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- Digital Health Hub, School of Engineering, Simon Fraser University, 102 Avenue, Surrey, BC, V3T0A3, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON M5B 2K3, Canada
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- University of South Florida, School of Music, Center for Music Education Research, 4202 E. Fowler Ave, MUS 101, Tampa, FL 33620, USA
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- Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, 3560 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON, M6A 2E1, Canada
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- MOE Key Lab for Neuroinformation, School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611731, China
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- Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, 3560 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON, M6A 2E1, Canada
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Pandey AK, Ardekani BA, Byrne KNH, Kamarajan C, Zhang J, Pandey G, Meyers JL, Kinreich S, Chorlian DB, Kuang W, Stimus AT, Porjesz B. Statistical Nonparametric fMRI Maps in the Analysis of Response Inhibition in Abstinent Individuals with History of Alcohol Use Disorder. Behav Sci (Basel) 2022; 12:bs12050121. [PMID: 35621418 PMCID: PMC9137506 DOI: 10.3390/bs12050121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2022] [Revised: 04/13/2022] [Accepted: 04/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Inhibitory impairments may persist after abstinence in individuals with alcohol use disorder (AUD). Using traditional statistical parametric mapping (SPM) fMRI analysis, which requires data to satisfy parametric assumptions often difficult to satisfy in biophysical system as brain, studies have reported equivocal findings on brain areas responsible for response inhibition, and activation abnormalities during inhibition found in AUD persist after abstinence. Research is warranted using newer analysis approaches. fMRI scans were acquired during a Go/NoGo task from 30 abstinent male AUD and 30 healthy control participants with the objectives being (1) to characterize neuronal substrates associated with response inhibition using a rigorous nonparametric permutation-based fMRI analysis and (2) to determine whether these regions were differentially activated between abstinent AUD and control participants. A blood oxygen level dependent contrast analysis showed significant activation in several right cortical regions and deactivation in some left cortical regions during successful inhibition. The largest source of variance in activation level was due to group differences. The findings provide evidence of cortical substrates employed during response inhibition. The largest variance was explained by lower activation in inhibition as well as ventral attentional cortical networks in abstinent individuals with AUD, which were not found to be associated with length of abstinence, age, or impulsiveness.
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- Ashwini Kumar Pandey
- Henri Begleiter Neurodynamics Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, 450 Clarkson Avenue, MSC #1203, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA; (C.K.); (J.Z.); (G.P.); (J.L.M.); (S.K.); (D.B.C.); (W.K.); (A.T.S.); (B.P.)
- Correspondence:
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- Center for Biomedical Imaging and Neuromodulation, The Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, 140 Old Orangeburg Road, Orangeburg, NY 10962, USA; (B.A.A.); (K.N.-H.B.)
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- Center for Biomedical Imaging and Neuromodulation, The Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, 140 Old Orangeburg Road, Orangeburg, NY 10962, USA; (B.A.A.); (K.N.-H.B.)
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- Henri Begleiter Neurodynamics Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, 450 Clarkson Avenue, MSC #1203, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA; (C.K.); (J.Z.); (G.P.); (J.L.M.); (S.K.); (D.B.C.); (W.K.); (A.T.S.); (B.P.)
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- Henri Begleiter Neurodynamics Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, 450 Clarkson Avenue, MSC #1203, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA; (C.K.); (J.Z.); (G.P.); (J.L.M.); (S.K.); (D.B.C.); (W.K.); (A.T.S.); (B.P.)
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- Henri Begleiter Neurodynamics Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, 450 Clarkson Avenue, MSC #1203, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA; (C.K.); (J.Z.); (G.P.); (J.L.M.); (S.K.); (D.B.C.); (W.K.); (A.T.S.); (B.P.)
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- Henri Begleiter Neurodynamics Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, 450 Clarkson Avenue, MSC #1203, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA; (C.K.); (J.Z.); (G.P.); (J.L.M.); (S.K.); (D.B.C.); (W.K.); (A.T.S.); (B.P.)
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- Henri Begleiter Neurodynamics Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, 450 Clarkson Avenue, MSC #1203, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA; (C.K.); (J.Z.); (G.P.); (J.L.M.); (S.K.); (D.B.C.); (W.K.); (A.T.S.); (B.P.)
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- Henri Begleiter Neurodynamics Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, 450 Clarkson Avenue, MSC #1203, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA; (C.K.); (J.Z.); (G.P.); (J.L.M.); (S.K.); (D.B.C.); (W.K.); (A.T.S.); (B.P.)
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- Henri Begleiter Neurodynamics Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, 450 Clarkson Avenue, MSC #1203, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA; (C.K.); (J.Z.); (G.P.); (J.L.M.); (S.K.); (D.B.C.); (W.K.); (A.T.S.); (B.P.)
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- Henri Begleiter Neurodynamics Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, 450 Clarkson Avenue, MSC #1203, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA; (C.K.); (J.Z.); (G.P.); (J.L.M.); (S.K.); (D.B.C.); (W.K.); (A.T.S.); (B.P.)
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- Henri Begleiter Neurodynamics Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, 450 Clarkson Avenue, MSC #1203, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA; (C.K.); (J.Z.); (G.P.); (J.L.M.); (S.K.); (D.B.C.); (W.K.); (A.T.S.); (B.P.)
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Cancellation but not restraint ability is modulated by trait anxiety: An event-related potential and oscillation study using Go-Nogo and stop-signal tasks. J Affect Disord 2022; 299:188-195. [PMID: 34863714 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.11.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2021] [Revised: 11/26/2021] [Accepted: 11/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Trait anxiety has a detrimental effect on attention, which further leads to dysfunction of inhibitory control. However, there is no study examining how trait anxiety modulates inhibitory abilities on restraint and cancellation in the same subjects. Therefore, we aimed to use electrophysiological recordings to interrogate whether and to what extent trait anxiety modulated these two kinds of inhibitory functions. The Cognitive Failures Questionnaire (CFQ), a self-reported assessment of daily absentmindedness, was also used to examine its association with inhibition-related electrophysiological indicators. METHODS Forty subjects were recruited from the top 10% (Higher Trait Anxiety [HTA], n= 20) and last 10% (Lower Trait Anxiety [LTA], n= 20) of the trait anxiety score distribution from 400 college students. During electrophysiological recordings, the Go-Nogo and stop-signal tasks were performed, which evaluated the abilities of restraint and cancellation, respectively. RESULTS The HTA and LTA groups showed a comparable behavioral performance of restraint and cancellation abilities. However, the results of time-frequency analysis revealed that those with HTA demonstrated a stronger power of alpha oscillations (600‒1000 ms) in response to Stop trials in the stop-signal task, compared with individuals with LTA. Such oscillatory activity was positively correlated with the CFQ score. There was no significant between-group difference of the brain activation in the Go-Nogo task. LIMITATIONS Future studies can recruit both individuals with trait anxiety and anxiety disorders to clarify the boundaries between healthy and pathological worries in terms of cancellation ability. CONCLUSIONS cancellation, but not restraint, is modulated by trait anxiety.
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Lydon EA, Nguyen LT, Shende SA, Chiang HS, Spence JS, Mudar RA. EEG theta and alpha oscillations in early versus late mild cognitive impairment during a semantic Go/NoGo task. Behav Brain Res 2022; 416:113539. [PMID: 34416304 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2021.113539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2021] [Revised: 08/12/2021] [Accepted: 08/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) is marked by episodic memory deficits, which can be used to classify individuals into early MCI (EMCI) and late MCI (LMCI). Although mounting evidence suggests that individuals with aMCI have additional cognitive alterations including deficits in cognitive control, few have examined if EMCI and LMCI differ on processes other than episodic memory. Using a semantic Go/NoGo task, we examined differences in cognitive control between EMCI and LMCI on behavioral (accuracy and reaction time) and neural (scalp-recorded event-related oscillations in theta and alpha band) measures. Although no behavioral differences were observed between the EMCI and LMCI groups, differences in neural oscillations were observed. The LMCI group had higher theta synchronization on Go trials at central electrodes compared to the EMCI group. In addition, the EMCI group showed differences in theta power at central electrodes and alpha power at central and centro-parietal electrodes between Go and NoGo trials, while the LMCI group did not exhibit such differences. These findings suggest that while behavioral differences may not be observable, neural changes underlying cognitive control processes may differentiate EMCI and LMCI stages and may be useful to understand the trajectory of aMCI in future studies.
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- Elizabeth A Lydon
- Department of Speech and Hearing Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 901 South 6th Street, Champaign, IL, 61820, United States
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- Neuroscience Program, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 405 North Mathews Avenue, Urbana, IL, 61801, United States
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- Department of Speech and Hearing Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 901 South 6th Street, Champaign, IL, 61820, United States
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- Department of Neurology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX, United States; School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, The University of Texas at Dallas, 800 W Campbell Rd, Richardson, TX, United States
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- Center for BrainHealth, The University of Texas at Dallas, 2200 West Mockingbird Ln, Dallas, TX, United States
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- Department of Speech and Hearing Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 901 South 6th Street, Champaign, IL, 61820, United States; Neuroscience Program, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 405 North Mathews Avenue, Urbana, IL, 61801, United States.
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van Noordt S, Heffer T, Willoughby T. A developmental examination of medial frontal theta dynamics and inhibitory control. Neuroimage 2021; 246:118765. [PMID: 34875380 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2021.118765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2021] [Revised: 11/19/2021] [Accepted: 11/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Medial frontal theta-band oscillations are a robust marker of action-outcome monitoring. In a large developmental sample (n = 432, 9-16 years), we examined whether phase and non-phase locked medial frontal theta power were related to inhibitory control among children and adolescents. Our results showed that the well-established increase in medial frontal theta power during inhibitory control was captured largely by non-phase locked dynamics, which partially mediated the positive effect of age on task performance. A person-centered approach also revealed latent classes of individuals based on their multivariate theta power dynamics (phase locked/non-phase locked, GO/NOGO). The class of individuals showing low phase locked and high non-phase locked medial frontal theta were significantly older, had better inhibitory control, scored higher on measures of general cognitive function, and were more efficient in their behavioural responses. The functional significance of phase and non-phase locked theta dynamics, and their potential changes, could have important implications for action-outcome monitoring and cognitive function in both typical and atypical development, as well as related psychopathology .
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- Stefon van Noordt
- Department of Psychology, Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, NS, Canada; Department of Psychology, Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
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- Department of Psychology, Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
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Lew BJ, Salimian A, Wilson TW. Occipital neural dynamics in cannabis and alcohol use: independent effects of addiction. Sci Rep 2021; 11:22258. [PMID: 34782632 PMCID: PMC8593162 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-01493-y] [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: 12/28/2020] [Accepted: 10/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Alcohol and cannabis use disorder (AUD/CUD) are two of the most common addictive disorders. While studies are beginning to understand the neural changes related to acute and chronic use, few studies have examined the independent effects of AUD and CUD on neural oscillatory activity. We examined 45 adults who reported current use of both cannabis and alcohol. Participants underwent the SCID-V to determine whether they met criteria for AUD and/or CUD. Participants also completed a visual-spatial processing task while undergoing magnetoencephalography (MEG). ANCOVA with a 2 × 2 design was then used to identify the main effects of AUD and CUD on source-level oscillatory activity. Of the 45 adults, 17 met criteria for AUD, and 26 met criteria for CUD. All participants, including comparison groups, reported use of both cannabis and alcohol. Statistical analyses showed a main effect of AUD, such that participants with AUD displayed a blunted occipital alpha (8-16 Hz) response. Post-hoc testing showed this decreased alpha response was related to increased AUD symptoms, above and beyond amount of use. No effects of AUD or CUD were identified in visual theta or gamma activity. In conclusion, AUD was associated with reduced alpha responses and scaled with increasing severity, independent of CUD. These findings indicate that alpha oscillatory activity may play an integral part in networks affected by alcohol addiction.
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- Brandon J Lew
- Institute for Human Neuroscience, Boys Town National Research Hospital, 378 Bucher Drive, Boys Town, NE, 68010, USA
- College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
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- Institute for Human Neuroscience, Boys Town National Research Hospital, 378 Bucher Drive, Boys Town, NE, 68010, USA
- College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
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- Institute for Human Neuroscience, Boys Town National Research Hospital, 378 Bucher Drive, Boys Town, NE, 68010, USA.
- College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA.
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Januszko P, Gmaj B, Piotrowski T, Kopera M, Klimkiewicz A, Wnorowska A, Wołyńczyk-Gmaj D, Brower KJ, Wojnar M, Jakubczyk A. Delta resting-state functional connectivity in the cognitive control network as a prognostic factor for maintaining abstinence: An eLORETA preliminary study. Drug Alcohol Depend 2021; 218:108393. [PMID: 33158664 DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2020] [Revised: 10/11/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cortical regions that support cognitive control are increasingly well recognized, but the functional mechanisms that promote such control over emotional and behavioral hyperreactivity to alcohol in recently abstinent alcohol-dependent patients are still insufficiently understood. This study aimed to identify neurophysiological biomarkers of maintaining abstinence in alcohol-dependent individuals after alcohol treatment by investigating the resting-state EEG-based functional connectivity in the cognitive control network (CCN). METHODS Lagged phase synchronization between CCN areas by means of eLORETA as well as the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS-11) and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) were assessed in abstinent alcohol-dependent patients recruited from treatment centers. A preliminary prospective study design was used to classify participants into those who did and did not maintain abstinence during a follow-up period (median 12 months) after discharge from residential treatment. RESULTS Alcohol-dependent individuals, who maintained abstinence (N = 18), showed significantly increased lagged phase synchronization between the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) and the left posterior parietal cortex (IPL) as well as between the right anterior insula cortex/frontal operculum (IA/FO) and the right inferior frontal junction (IFJ) in the delta band compared to those who later relapsed (N = 16). Regression analysis showed that the increased left frontoparietal delta connectivity in the early period of abstinence significantly predicted maintaining abstinence over the ensuing 12 months. Furthermore, right frontoinsular delta connectivity correlated negatively with impulsivity and depression measures. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that the increased delta resting-state functional connectivity in the CCN may be a promising neurophysiological predictor of maintaining abstinence in individuals with alcohol dependence.
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- Piotr Januszko
- Department of Psychiatry, Medical University of Warsaw, Nowowiejska 27, 00-665 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Psychiatry, Medical University of Warsaw, Nowowiejska 27, 00-665 Warsaw, Poland.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Medical University of Warsaw, Nowowiejska 27, 00-665 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Psychiatry, Medical University of Warsaw, Nowowiejska 27, 00-665 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Psychiatry, Medical University of Warsaw, Nowowiejska 27, 00-665 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Psychiatry, Medical University of Warsaw, Nowowiejska 27, 00-665 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Psychiatry, Medical University of Warsaw, Nowowiejska 27, 00-665 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Psychiatry, Addiction Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Medical University of Warsaw, Nowowiejska 27, 00-665 Warsaw, Poland; Department of Psychiatry, Addiction Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Medical University of Warsaw, Nowowiejska 27, 00-665 Warsaw, Poland
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Almeida-Antunes N, Crego A, Carbia C, Sousa SS, Rodrigues R, Sampaio A, López-Caneda E. Electroencephalographic signatures of the binge drinking pattern during adolescence and young adulthood: A PRISMA-driven systematic review. NEUROIMAGE-CLINICAL 2020; 29:102537. [PMID: 33418172 PMCID: PMC7803655 DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2020.102537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2020] [Revised: 11/13/2020] [Accepted: 12/14/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Controls and binge drinkers (BDs) do not differ in their behavioral performance. BDs show increased neural activity during attention, working memory and inhibition. Augmented P3 amplitude in BDs was the most solid electrophysiological finding. Evidence does not support specific gender vulnerabilities to the effects of BD. Memory, emotional processing and decision-making processes need further exploration.
Research on neurophysiological impairments associated with binge drinking (BD), an excessive but episodic alcohol use pattern, has significantly increased over the last decade. This work is the first to systematically review –following PRISMA guidelines- the empirical evidence regarding the effects of BD on neural activity –assessed by electroencephalography- of adolescents and young adults. A systematic review was conducted in 34 studies (N = 1723). Results indicated that binge drinkers (BDs) showed similar behavioral performance as non/low drinkers. The most solid electrophysiological finding was an augmented P3 amplitude during attention, working memory and inhibition tasks. This increased neural activity suggests the recruitment of additional resources to perform the task at adequate/successful levels, which supports the neurocompensation hypothesis. Similar to alcoholics, BDs also displayed increased reactivity to alcohol-related cues, augmented resting-state electrophysiological signal and reduced activity during error detection –which gives support to the continuum hypothesis. Evidence does not seem to support greater vulnerability to BD in females. Replication and longitudinal studies are required to account for mixed results and to elucidate the extent/direction of the neural impairments associated with BD.
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- Natália Almeida-Antunes
- Psychological Neuroscience Laboratory (PNL), Research Center in Psychology (CIPsi), School of Psychology, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, Portugal
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- Psychological Neuroscience Laboratory (PNL), Research Center in Psychology (CIPsi), School of Psychology, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, Portugal
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- APC Microbiome Ireland, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- Psychological Neuroscience Laboratory (PNL), Research Center in Psychology (CIPsi), School of Psychology, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, Portugal
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- Psychological Neuroscience Laboratory (PNL), Research Center in Psychology (CIPsi), School of Psychology, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, Portugal
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- Psychological Neuroscience Laboratory (PNL), Research Center in Psychology (CIPsi), School of Psychology, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, Portugal
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- Psychological Neuroscience Laboratory (PNL), Research Center in Psychology (CIPsi), School of Psychology, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, Portugal.
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Cao C, Wen W, Liu B, Ma P, Li S, Xu G, Song J. Theta oscillations in prolactinomas: Neurocognitive deficits in executive controls. NEUROIMAGE-CLINICAL 2020; 28:102455. [PMID: 33038668 PMCID: PMC7554198 DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2020.102455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2020] [Revised: 08/19/2020] [Accepted: 09/27/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Prolactin levels negatively correlated with prolactinomas’ executive controls. Prolactin levels mediated the correlation between frontal theta activity and inhibition control ability. Prolactinomas exhibited decreased frontal theta power in Go/Nogo task. The frontal theta oscillation was highlighted as the electrophysiological markers of the impaired inhibitory control in prolactinomas.
Impairment of cognitive functions has been reported in prolactinomas. However, the electrophysiological mechanisms of response activation and response inhibition in prolactinomas remain unclear. We recorded participants’ scalp electroencephalography (EEG) in a visual Go/Nogo task. Compared to the healthy controls (HCs), the patients demonstrated worse performance and their prolactin (PRL) levels negatively correlated with behavioral results. Meanwhile, patients’ P300 amplitudes in the Go and Nogo conditions were smaller than the HCs. The amplitudes of N200nogo in patients were smaller than the HCs as well. Lower frontal theta power was found in the patients than the HCs in both Go and Nogo conditions, which indicated a deficit in response activation and inhibition. Moreover, the PRL levels mediated the relationship between frontal theta power and behavior performance, implying that lower frontal theta power caused the dysfunction of response control by abnormally high PRL levels. Patients also showed lower occipital alpha power than the HCs, which suggested that the impaired response inhibition may arise from deficient attention control. Taken together, the present study revealed the neurocognitive discrepancies between prolactinomas and the HCs. The frontal theta oscillation was highlighted as the electrophysiological markers of the impaired response control in prolactinomas.
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- Chenglong Cao
- The First School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China; Department of Neurosurgery, The General Hospital of Chinese PLA Central Theater Command, Wuhan 430070, China
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- School of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430000, China
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- Wuhan Children's Hospital, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science & Technology, China
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- School of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- The First School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China; Department of Neurosurgery, The General Hospital of Chinese PLA Central Theater Command, Wuhan 430070, China.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The General Hospital of Chinese PLA Central Theater Command, Wuhan 430070, China.
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Delta Event-Related Oscillations Are Related to a History of Extreme Binge Drinking in Adolescence and Lifetime Suicide Risk. Behav Sci (Basel) 2020; 10:bs10100154. [PMID: 33036364 PMCID: PMC7599813 DOI: 10.3390/bs10100154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2020] [Revised: 09/30/2020] [Accepted: 10/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Alcohol exposure typically begins in adolescence, and heavy binge drinking is associated with health risk behaviors. Event-related oscillations (EROs) may represent sensitive biomarkers or endophenotypes for early alcohol exposure as well as other risk behaviors such as suicidal thoughts and actions. In this study, young adults (age 18–30 years) of American Indian (AI) (n = 479) and Mexican American (MA) (n = 705) ancestry were clinically assessed, and EROs were generated to happy, sad and neutral faces. Extreme adolescent binge drinking (10+ drinks) was common (20%) in this population of AI/MA and associated with a significantly increased risk of a lifetime history of suicidal acts (SA, suicide attempts, deaths) but not suicidal thoughts (ST, ideation, plans). ST were reported among MA participants, whereas SA were more common among AI young adults. Extreme adolescent binge drinking was also associated with errors in detection of sad and neutral faces, increases in delta ERO energy, and decreases in phase locking (PL), particularly in parietal areas. A lifetime history of ST was associated with increases in delta ERO energy and PL, whereas SA were associated with decreases in both. These studies suggest that ERO measures may represent important potential biomarkers of adolescent extreme binge drinking and risk for suicidal behaviors.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The goal was to review recent (1/2015-2/2020) evidence of impulsivity as a feature of substance use disorders or use of substances (alcohol, cannabis, nicotine, opioids, stimulants) in males compared to females in terms of: a) impulsivity in substance-using groups (or substance-using compared to control groups), and b) relationship between impulsivity and substance use behavior, clinical severity, or treatment outcomes. RECENT FINDINGS Of 361 papers identified by the searches, 69 met inclusion criteria, and 39 were highlighted for considering sex/gender in relation to impulsivity in substance-using populations. Taken together, findings supported higher impulsivity in males and females who use substances, relative to controls; and higher impulsivity was linked with more substance use/severity in both sex/genders. There were mixed findings regarding male versus female differences in impulsivity among individuals who use substances, or in the magnitude of the relationship between impulsivity and substance use severity. SUMMARY The current body of evidence does not point to a consistent sex/gender difference in the role of impulsivity within and across substance use disorders. Impulsivity is a clinically-relevant construct for male and female individuals who use substances, across a range of substances.
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Mousavi N, Nazari MA, Babapour J, Jahan A. Electroencephalographic characteristics of word finding during phonological and semantic verbal fluency tasks. Neuropsychopharmacol Rep 2020; 40:254-261. [PMID: 32757253 PMCID: PMC7722674 DOI: 10.1002/npr2.12129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2020] [Revised: 06/06/2020] [Accepted: 06/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Aims Verbal Fluency is sensitive to brain damage and is employed to assess language abilities like the size of vocabulary and the semantic‐lexical networks’ integrity and executive functioning abilities particularly inhibition, working memory, and self‐monitoring. Various studies revealed oscillatory changes related to word retrieval during different tasks. However, there are not enough studies on electroencephalographic characteristics of word retrieval routes (phonological or semantic pathway) during free recall. The purpose of our study was to investigate electroencephalography power relationship with semantic and phonological word finding routes during verbal fluency. Methods In this within‐subject study, the electroencephalography of 20 healthy participants was recorded during written category and letter fluency tasks and compared with the rest state. Absolute power of the signals in delta (1‐3.5 Hz), theta (4‐7.5 Hz), alpha (8‐12 Hz), and beta (12.5‐30 Hz) was calculated in three lobes (frontal, parietal, and temporal). Results A repeated measures ANOVA showed significant interaction of condition × lobe × frequency × side (P < .001). Post hoc test for each lobe showed significant changes in the absolute power of delta, theta and beta for frontal, delta and theta for parietal, and theta and beta for temporal lobes (P‐values < .05). Conclusion Searching the words by phonological entries is associated with decreased beta and increased theta in left frontal lobe. These changes are not necessary for semantic word retrieval strategy. Word retrieval either by phonological entries or semantic categories is accompanied by increased delta in frontal and parietal lobes. Decreased beta and increased theta bands in the left frontal lobe are associated with phonological word retrieval strategy while during semantic word finding, increased beta was observed in the left temporal lobe.![]()
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- Najva Mousavi
- Division of Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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- Psychology Department, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Speech Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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Wang YY, Sun L, Liu YW, Pan JH, Zheng YM, Wang YF, Zang YF, Zhang H. The Low-Frequency Fluctuation of Trial-by-Trial Frontal Theta Activity and Its Correlation With Reaction-Time Variability in Sustained Attention. Front Psychol 2020; 11:1555. [PMID: 32765356 PMCID: PMC7381245 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2020] [Accepted: 06/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Reaction-time variability is a critical index of sustained attention. However, researchers still lack effective measures to establish the association between neurophysiological activity and this behavioral variability. Here, the present study recorded reaction time (RT) and cortical electroencephalogram (EEG) in healthy subjects when they continuously performed an alternative responding task. The frontal theta activity and reaction-time variability were examined trial by trial using the measures of standard deviation (SD) in the time domain and amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation (ALFF) in the frequency domain. Our results showed that the SD of reaction-time variability did not have any correlation with the SD of trial-by-trial frontal theta activity, and the ALFF of reaction-time variability has a significant correlation with the ALFF of trial-by-trial frontal theta activity in 0.01–0.027 Hz. These results suggested the methodological significance of ALFF in establishing the association between neurophysiological activity and reaction-time variability. Furthermore, these findings also support the low-frequency fluctuation as a potential feature of sustained attention.
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- Yao-Yao Wang
- Institute of Psychological Sciences, College of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China.,Center for Cognition and Brain Disorders, The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China.,Zhejiang Key Laboratory for Research in Assessment of Cognitive Impairments, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Mental Health, The Sixth Hospital, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Psychological Sciences, College of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China.,Center for Cognition and Brain Disorders, The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China.,Zhejiang Key Laboratory for Research in Assessment of Cognitive Impairments, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Psychological Sciences, College of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China.,Center for Cognition and Brain Disorders, The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China.,Zhejiang Key Laboratory for Research in Assessment of Cognitive Impairments, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Psychological Sciences, College of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China.,Center for Cognition and Brain Disorders, The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China.,Zhejiang Key Laboratory for Research in Assessment of Cognitive Impairments, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Mental Health, The Sixth Hospital, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Psychological Sciences, College of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China.,Center for Cognition and Brain Disorders, The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China.,Zhejiang Key Laboratory for Research in Assessment of Cognitive Impairments, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Psychological Sciences, College of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China.,Center for Cognition and Brain Disorders, The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China.,Zhejiang Key Laboratory for Research in Assessment of Cognitive Impairments, Hangzhou, China
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Uygur-Kucukseymen E, Castelo-Branco L, Pacheco-Barrios K, Luna-Cuadros MA, Cardenas-Rojas A, Giannoni-Luza S, Zeng H, Gianlorenco AC, Gnoatto-Medeiros M, Shaikh ES, Caumo W, Fregni F. Decreased neural inhibitory state in fibromyalgia pain: A cross-sectional study. Neurophysiol Clin 2020; 50:279-288. [PMID: 32654884 DOI: 10.1016/j.neucli.2020.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2020] [Revised: 06/09/2020] [Accepted: 06/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Chronic pain is one of the most common and challenging symptoms in fibromyalgia (FM). Currently, self-reported pain is the main criterion used by clinicians assessing patients with pain. However, it is subjective, and multiple factors can affect pain levels. In this study, we investigated the neural correlates of FM pain using conditioned pain modulation (CPM), electroencephalography (EEG), and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). METHODS In this cross-sectional neurophysiological analysis of a randomized, double-blind controlled trial, 36 patients with fibromyalgia were included. We analyzed CPM, EEG variables and TMS measures and their correlation with pain levels as measured by a visual analog scale. Univariate and multivariate linear regression analyses were performed to identify the predictors of pain severity. RESULTS We found: (1) no association between pain levels and CPM; (2) an association between reduced alpha and beta power over the central region in resting-EEG and higher pain levels; (3) an association between smaller event-related desynchronization (ERD) responses in theta and delta bands over the central region and higher pain levels; (4) an association between smaller ERD responses in theta and delta bands and smaller intracortical inhibition and higher intracortical facilitation ratios; (5) an association between smaller ERD responses in delta band and reduced CPM. CONCLUSIONS Our results do not support CPM as a biomarker for pain intensity in FM. However, our specific EEG findings showing the relationship between pain, CPM and TMS measures suggest that FM leads to a disruption of inhibitory neural modulators and thus support CPM as a likely predictive marker of disrupted pain modulation system. These neurophysiological markers need to be further explored in potential future trials as to find novel targets for the treatment of FM.
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- Elif Uygur-Kucukseymen
- Neuromodulation Center and Center for Clinical Research Learning, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 96-13th Street, Charlestown, Boston, MA, USA
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- Neuromodulation Center and Center for Clinical Research Learning, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 96-13th Street, Charlestown, Boston, MA, USA
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- Neuromodulation Center and Center for Clinical Research Learning, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 96-13th Street, Charlestown, Boston, MA, USA; Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, Vicerrectorado de Investigación, Unidad de Investigación para la Generación y Síntesis de Evidencias en Salud, Lima, Peru
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- Neuromodulation Center and Center for Clinical Research Learning, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 96-13th Street, Charlestown, Boston, MA, USA
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- Neuromodulation Center and Center for Clinical Research Learning, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 96-13th Street, Charlestown, Boston, MA, USA
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- Neuromodulation Center and Center for Clinical Research Learning, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 96-13th Street, Charlestown, Boston, MA, USA
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- Neuromodulation Center and Center for Clinical Research Learning, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 96-13th Street, Charlestown, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Endocrinology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Neuromodulation Center and Center for Clinical Research Learning, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 96-13th Street, Charlestown, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Physical Therapy, Federal University of Sao Carlos, Brazil
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- Neuromodulation Center and Center for Clinical Research Learning, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 96-13th Street, Charlestown, Boston, MA, USA
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- Neuromodulation Center and Center for Clinical Research Learning, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 96-13th Street, Charlestown, Boston, MA, USA
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- School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil Laboratory of Pain and Neuromodulation at Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Neuromodulation Center and Center for Clinical Research Learning, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 96-13th Street, Charlestown, Boston, MA, USA.
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Alpha-tACS effect on inhibitory control and feasibility of administration in community outpatient substance use treatment. Drug Alcohol Depend 2020; 213:108132. [PMID: 32593154 PMCID: PMC8815795 DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2020] [Revised: 05/26/2020] [Accepted: 06/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Deficits in inhibitory control (IC) and distress tolerance (DT) are associated with substance use disorders (SUD) and post-treatment return to substance use. Transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) modulates the neural oscillations that are associated with the cognitive and affective mechanisms contributing to IC and DT. The aims of the current study were to examine the feasibility and acceptability of administering tACS in a community-based SUD treatment setting, and to test the effect of alpha-tACS on IC and DT. METHOD A double-blind, randomized, active sham-controlled trial of treatment-seeking adults with a SUD (N = 30, Meanage = 43.2 years, 70.0% male). Participants attended two sessions and completed computerized inhibitory control and distress tolerance tasks while receiving tACS targeting the bilateral dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC). Participants received sham-tACS and were then randomized to receive sham-, alpha-, or gamma-tACS within 2-3 days. RESULTS Treatment retention was 87%. Participant self-reported belief of having received tACS and mean side effect intensity ratings did not differ across conditions, with all side effect ratings in the absent to mild range. There was a large (d = 0.83) and significant effect of alpha-tACS on inhibitory control compared to sham-tACS (β = 1.78, SE = 0.65, 95 % CI: 0.41, 3.14, p<0.01). There were no significant effects of condition on distress tolerance. CONCLUSIONS To our knowledge, this is the first study of tACS in adults with a SUD. Our findings provide preliminary evidence for recruitment, retention, and administration feasibility of tACS in a community-based substance use treatment program and a beneficial effect of alpha-tACS on inhibitory control.
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Lew BJ, Wiesman AI, Rezich MT, Wilson TW. Altered neural dynamics in occipital cortices serving visual-spatial processing in heavy alcohol users. J Psychopharmacol 2020; 34:245-253. [PMID: 31331222 PMCID: PMC7238290 DOI: 10.1177/0269881119863120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Visual-spatial processing deficits have been previously linked to heavy alcohol use, but the underlying neurological mechanisms are poorly understood. Neuroimaging studies have shown alcohol-related aberrations in occipital cortices that appear to be associated with these neuropsychological deficits in visual-spatial processing, however the neural dynamics underlying this altered processing remains unknown. METHODS Twenty-three adults with high scores on the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test - Consumption (male: ⩾5, female: ⩾4) were compared to 30 demographically-matched controls with low Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test - Consumption scores (⩽2). All participants completed a visual-spatial processing task while undergoing high-density magnetoencephalography. Time-frequency windows of interest were determined using a data-driven method, and spectrally-specific neural activity was imaged using a beamforming approach. Permutation testing of peak voxel time series was then used to statistically compare across groups. RESULTS Participants with heavy alcohol use responded slower on the task and their performance was more variable. The magnetoencephalography data indicated strong theta (4-8 Hz), alpha (10-16 Hz), and gamma (62-72 Hz) responses in posterior brain regions across both groups. Following voxel time-series extraction, significant group differences were found in the left and right visual association cortices from about 375-550 ms post-stimulus, such that adults with heavy alcohol use had blunted alpha responses compared to controls. CONCLUSION Individuals with heavy alcohol use exhibited aberrant occipital alpha activity during visual-spatial processing. These data are the first to show spectrally-specific differences during visual-spatial processing related to heavy alcohol use, and highlight alcohol's effect on systems-level neural activity.
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- Brandon J Lew
- Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
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- Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
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- Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
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- Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
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Jurado-Barba R, Sion A, Martínez-Maldonado A, Domínguez-Centeno I, Prieto-Montalvo J, Navarrete F, García-Gutierrez MS, Manzanares J, Rubio G. Neuropsychophysiological Measures of Alcohol Dependence: Can We Use EEG in the Clinical Assessment? Front Psychiatry 2020; 11:676. [PMID: 32765317 PMCID: PMC7379886 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2019] [Accepted: 06/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Addiction management is complex, and it requires a bio-psycho-social perspective, that ought to consider the multiple etiological and developmental factors. Because of this, a large amount of resources has been allocated to assess the vulnerability to dependence, i.e., to identify the processes underlying the transition from substance use to dependence, as well as its course, in order to determine the key points in its prevention, treatment, and recovery. Consequently, knowledge \from neuroscience must be taken into account, which is why different initiatives have emerged with this objective, such as the "Research Domain Criteria" (RDoC), and the "Addiction Neuroclinical Assessment" (ANA). Particularly, neuropsychophysiological measures could be used as markers of cognitive and behavioral attributes or traits in alcohol dependence, and even trace clinical change. In this way, the aim of this narrative review is to provide an overview following ANA clinical framework, to the most robust findings in neuropsychophysiological changes in alcohol dependence, that underlie the main cognitive domains implicated in addiction: incentive salience, negative emotionality, and executive functioning. The most consistent results have been found in event-related potential (ERP) analysis, especially in the P3 component, that could show a wide clinical utility, mainly for the executive functions. The review also shows the usefulness of other components, implicated in affective and substance-related processing (P1, N1, or the late positive potential LPP), as well as event-related oscillations, such as theta power, with a possible use as vulnerability or clinical marker in alcohol dependence. Finally, new tools emerging from psychophysiology research, based on functional connectivity or brain graph analysis could help toward a better understanding of altered circuits in alcohol dependence, as well as communication efficiency and effort during mental operations. This review concludes with an examination of these tools as possible markers in the clinical field and discusses methodological differences, the need for more replicability studies and incipient lines of work. It also uses consistent findings in psychophysiology to draw possible treatment targets and cognitive profiles in alcohol dependence.
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- Rosa Jurado-Barba
- Biomedical Research Institute, Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.,Department of Psychology, Education and Health Science Faculty, Camilo José Cela University, Madrid, Spain
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- Biomedical Research Institute, Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.,Addictive Disorders Network, Carlos III Institute, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Psychology, Education and Health Science Faculty, Camilo José Cela University, Madrid, Spain
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- Addictive Disorders Network, Carlos III Institute, Madrid, Spain.,Neuroscience Institute, Miguel Hernández University-CSIC, Alicante, Spain
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- Addictive Disorders Network, Carlos III Institute, Madrid, Spain.,Neuroscience Institute, Miguel Hernández University-CSIC, Alicante, Spain
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- Addictive Disorders Network, Carlos III Institute, Madrid, Spain.,Neuroscience Institute, Miguel Hernández University-CSIC, Alicante, Spain
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- Biomedical Research Institute, Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.,Addictive Disorders Network, Carlos III Institute, Madrid, Spain.,Medicine Faculty, Complutense de Madrid University, Madrid, Spain
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Bochkarev V, Solnceva S, Kirenskaya A, Tkachenko A. A comparative study of the P300 wave and evoked theta-rhythm in schizophrenia and personality disorders. Zh Nevrol Psikhiatr Im S S Korsakova 2020; 120:41-47. [DOI: 10.17116/jnevro202012003141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Zhang G, Zhang C, Cao S, Xia X, Tan X, Si L, Wang C, Wang X, Zhou C, Ristaniemi T, Cong F. Multi-domain Features of the Non-phase-locked Component of Interest Extracted from ERP Data by Tensor Decomposition. Brain Topogr 2019; 33:37-47. [PMID: 31879854 PMCID: PMC6943407 DOI: 10.1007/s10548-019-00750-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2019] [Accepted: 12/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The waveform in the time domain, spectrum in the frequency domain, and topography in the space domain of component(s) of interest are the fundamental indices in neuroscience research. Despite the application of time–frequency analysis (TFA) to extract the temporal and spectral characteristics of non-phase-locked component (NPLC) of interest simultaneously, the statistical results are not always expectedly satisfying, in that the spatial information is not considered. Complex Morlet wavelet transform is widely applied to TFA of event-related-potential (ERP) data, and mother wavelet (which should be firstly defined by center frequency and bandwidth (CFBW) before using the method to TFA of ERP data) influences the time–frequency results. In this study, an optimal set of CFBW was firstly selected from the number sets of CFBW, to further analyze for TFA of the ERP data in a cognitive experiment paradigm of emotion (Anger and Neutral) and task (Go and Nogo). Then tensor decomposition algorithm was introduced to investigate the NPLC of interest from the fourth-order tensor. Compared with the TFA results which only revealed a significant difference between Go and Nogo task condition, the tensor-based analysis showed significant interaction effect between emotion and task. Moreover, significant differences were found in both emotion and task conditions through tensor decomposition. In addition, the statistical results of TFA would be affected by the selected region of interest (ROI), whereas those of the proposed method were not subject to ROI. Hence, this study demonstrated that tensor decomposition method was effective in extracting NPLC, by considering spatial information simultaneously as the potential to explore the brain mechanisms related to experimental design.
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- Guanghui Zhang
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China.,Faculty of Information Technology, University of Jyväskylä, 40100, Jyvaskyla, Finland
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- School of Foreign Languages, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- School of Psychology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- School of Psychology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- School of Psychology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- Faculty of Information Technology, University of Jyväskylä, 40100, Jyvaskyla, Finland
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China. .,Faculty of Information Technology, University of Jyväskylä, 40100, Jyvaskyla, Finland.
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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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Holcomb LA, Huang S, Cruz SM, Marinkovic K. Neural oscillatory dynamics of inhibitory control in young adult binge drinkers. Biol Psychol 2019; 146:107732. [PMID: 31344371 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2019.107732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2019] [Revised: 07/17/2019] [Accepted: 07/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Alcohol consumption is often characterized by heavy episodic, or binge drinking, which has been on the rise. The aim of this study was to examine the neural dynamics of inhibitory control in demographically matched groups of young, healthy adults (N = 61) who reported engaging in binge (BD) or light drinking patterns (LD). Electroencephalography signal was recorded during a fast-paced visual Go/NoGo paradigm probing the ability to inhibit prepotent responses. No group differences were found in task performance. BDs showed attenuated event-related theta (4-7 Hz) on inhibition trials compared to LDs, which correlated with binge episodes and alcohol consumption but not with measures of mood or disposition including impulsivity. A greater overall decrease of early beta power (15-25 Hz) in BDs may indicate deficient preparatory "inhibitory brake" before deliberate responding. The results are consistent with deficits in the inhibitory control circuitry and are suggestive of allostatic neuroadaptive changes associated with binge drinking.
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- Lee A Holcomb
- Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Dr, San Diego, CA, 92182, USA
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- Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Dr, San Diego, CA, 92182, USA
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- Department of Biology, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Dr, San Diego, CA, 92182, USA
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- Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Dr, San Diego, CA, 92182, USA; Department of Radiology, University of California, 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.
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Thilagaraj M, Pallikonda Rajasekaran M. An empirical mode decomposition (EMD)-based scheme for alcoholism identification. Pattern Recognit Lett 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.patrec.2019.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Altered oscillatory brain dynamics of emotional processing in young binge drinkers. COGNITIVE AFFECTIVE & BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE 2019; 18:43-57. [PMID: 29127656 DOI: 10.3758/s13415-017-0551-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Heavy episodic drinking, also termed binge drinking, is commonly practiced by young adults. It is accompanied by a range of cognitive, affective, and social problems, but the neural dynamics underlying changes in emotional functions is poorly understood. To investigate the behavioral and brain indices of affective processing as a function of binge drinking, young, healthy participants (23.3 ± 3.3 years) were assigned to two groups (n = 32 each) based on their drinking habits. Binge drinking (BD) participants reported drinking heavily with at least five binge episodes in the last 6 months, whereas light drinkers (LD) reported no more than one binge episode in the last 6 months. Participants provided subjective ratings of emotionally evocative images with negative, positive, erotic, and neutral themes mostly selected from the International Affective Picture System (IAPS). Electroencephalography (EEG) signal was recorded with a 64-channel system and analyzed in theta frequency band (4-7 Hz) with Morlet wavelets. Subjective ratings of the IAPS pictures were equivalent across both groups. However, affective modulation of event-related theta power both during early appraisal and later integrative processing stages was attenuated in BD, particularly those engaging in high-intensity drinking. These findings suggest that binge drinking is associated with altered neurophysiological indices of affective functions that are reflected in lower theta responsivity to emotions. The blunted long-range cortico-cortical and corticolimbic integration is consistent with compromised affective functions in alcohol use disorder. These findings may have implications for diagnostic and intervention strategies in heavy alcohol users.
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Correas A, López-Caneda E, Beaton L, Holguín SR, García-Moreno LM, Antón-Toro LF, Cadaveira F, Maestú F, Marinkovic K. Decreased event-related theta power and phase-synchrony in young binge drinkers during target detection: An anatomically-constrained MEG approach. J Psychopharmacol 2019; 33:335-346. [PMID: 30355025 PMCID: PMC6401286 DOI: 10.1177/0269881118805498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND The prevalence of binge drinking has risen in recent years. It is associated with a range of neurocognitive deficits among adolescents and young emerging adults who are especially vulnerable to alcohol use. Attention is an essential dimension of executive functioning and attentional disturbances may be associated with hazardous drinking. The aim of the study was to examine the oscillatory neural dynamics of attentional control during visual target detection in emerging young adults as a function of binge drinking. METHOD In total, 51 first-year university students (18 ± 0.6 years) were assigned to light drinking ( n = 26), and binge drinking ( n = 25) groups based on their alcohol consumption patterns. A high-density magnetoencephalography signal was combined with structural magnetic resonance imaging in an anatomically constrained magnetoencephalography model to estimate event-related source power in a theta (4-7 Hz) frequency band. Phase-locked co-oscillations were further estimated between the principally activated regions during task performance. RESULTS Overall, the greatest event-related theta power was elicited by targets in the right inferior frontal cortex and it correlated with performance accuracy and selective attention scores. Binge drinkers exhibited lower theta power and dysregulated oscillatory synchrony to targets in the right inferior frontal cortex, which correlated with higher levels of alcohol consumption. CONCLUSIONS These results confirm that a highly interactive network in the right inferior frontal cortex subserves attentional control, revealing the importance of theta oscillations and neural synchrony for attentional capture and contextual maintenance. Attenuation of theta power and synchronous interactions in binge drinkers may indicate early stages of suboptimal integrative processing in young, highly functioning binge drinkers.
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- Angeles Correas
- Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, USA
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- Neuropsychophysiology Lab, Research Center on Psychology (CIPsi), School of Psychology, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
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- Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, USA
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- Department of Psychobiology and Methodology in Behavioral Sciences, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratory of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience (UCM-UPM), Centre of Biomedical Technology (CTB), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychobiology, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Laboratory of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience (UCM-UPM), Centre of Biomedical Technology (CTB), Madrid, Spain
- Department of Experimental Psychology, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain
- Network of Center for Biomedical Research (CIBER-bbn), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, USA
- Department of Radiology, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, USA
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Meyers J, McCutcheon VV, Pandey AK, Kamarajan C, Subbie S, Chorlian D, Salvatore J, Pandey G, Almasy L, Anokhin A, Bauer L, Bender A, Dick DM, Edenberg HJ, Hesselbrock V, Kramer J, Kuperman S, Agrawal A, Bucholz K, Porjesz B. Early Sexual Trauma Exposure and Neural Response Inhibition in Adolescence and Young Adults: Trajectories of Frontal Theta Oscillations During a Go/No-Go Task. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2019; 58:242-255.e2. [PMID: 30738551 PMCID: PMC6537865 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2018.07.905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2017] [Revised: 06/14/2018] [Accepted: 08/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Trauma, particularly when experienced early in life, can alter neurophysiologic and behavioral development, thereby increasing risk for substance use disorders and related psychopathology. However, few studies have empirically examined trauma using well-characterized developmental samples that are followed longitudinally. METHOD The association of assaultive, non-assaultive, and sexual assaultive experiences before 10 years of age with developmental trajectories of brain function during response inhibition was examined by measuring electrophysiologic theta and delta oscillations during no-go and go conditions in an equal probability go/no-go task. Data were drawn from the Collaborative Study of the Genetics of Alcoholism (COGA) prospective cohort, composed of offspring who were aged 12 through 22 years at enrollment from high-risk and comparison families, with follow-ups at 2-year intervals since 2004. In addition, other important predictors of neurophysiologic functioning (eg, substance use, impulsivity, and parental alcohol use disorders) were investigated. Moreover, associations of neurophysiologic functioning with alcohol and cannabis use disorder symptom counts and externalizing and internalizing psychopathology were examined. RESULTS Individuals exposed to sexual assaultive trauma before 10 years of age had slower rates of change in developmental trajectories of no-go frontal theta during response inhibition. Importantly, effects remained significant after accounting for exposure to other traumatic exposures, such as parental history of alcohol use disorder and participants' substance use, but not measures of impulsivity. Further, slower rates of change in no-go frontal theta adolescent and young adult development were associated with increased risk for alcohol use disorder symptoms and internalizing psychopathology, but not for cannabis use disorder symptoms or externalizing psychopathology. CONCLUSION Childhood sexual assault is associated with atypical frontal neurophysiologic development during response inhibition. This could reflect alterations in frontal lobe development, synaptic pruning, and/or cortical maturation involving neural circuits for inhibitory control. These same areas could be associated with increased risk for young adult alcohol use disorder symptoms and internalizing psychopathology. These findings support the hypothesis that changes in neurocognitive development related to early sexual trauma exposure could increase the risk for mental health and substance use problems in young adulthood.
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- Jacquelyn Meyers
- State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY.
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- State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
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- State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
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- State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
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- Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond.,Virginia Institute of Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics,Virginia Commonwealth University
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- State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
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- University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington
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- State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
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Xu M, Fan L, Li Z, Qi S, Yang D. Neural signatures of reactive and intentional inhibitions: An ERP study. CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s12144-018-0090-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Xia X, Zhang G, Wang X. Anger Weakens Behavioral Inhibition Selectively in Contact Athletes. Front Hum Neurosci 2018; 12:463. [PMID: 30515088 PMCID: PMC6255881 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2018.00463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2018] [Accepted: 11/01/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Studies have increasingly found that the aggression level of contact athletes is higher than that of non-athletes. Given that higher aggression levels are associated with worse behavioral inhibition and that athletes show better behavioral inhibition than non-athletes, it is unclear why contact athletes would exhibit higher aggression levels. Emotion, especially anger, is an important factor in the generation of aggressive behavior, and anger has been shown to affect behavioral inhibition. Thus, the present study examined the influence of anger on behavioral inhibition in contact athletes. An implicit emotional Go/No-go task was used that contained 50 anger-associated words and 50 neutral words as stimuli. Participants were asked to execute a key press depending on the explicit color of word and to ignore any (implicit) emotional information associated with the word. The results showed a significant interaction in performance accuracy on the No-go task between emotion (i.e., anger-associated words versus neutral words) and group (athlete versus non-athlete). The performance accuracy of the contact athletes on anger-associated stimuli was significantly lower than that for neutral stimuli. Evoked delta and theta oscillations were analyzed at the time windows 200–600 and 200–400 ms respectively in both groups. A time-frequency analysis indicated a significant interaction between group, emotion and task for both evoked delta and theta oscillations. Post hoc analyses showed that stronger evoked delta and theta oscillations were evoked during the presentation of anger-associated stimuli compared with neutral stimuli on the No-go task in athletes. By contrast, no other significant effect was found in the control group or between the control and athlete groups. These results indicate that time-frequency analysis can effectively distinguish conventional ERP components and that implicit anger significantly weakens behavioral inhibition in contact athletes but not in non-athletes.
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- Xue Xia
- School of Kinesiology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Mathematical Information Technology, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
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- School of Kinesiology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, China
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Smit DJA, Wright MJ, Meyers JL, Martin NG, Ho YYW, Malone SM, Zhang J, Burwell SJ, Chorlian DB, de Geus EJC, Denys D, Hansell NK, Hottenga J, McGue M, van Beijsterveldt CEM, Jahanshad N, Thompson PM, Whelan CD, Medland SE, Porjesz B, Lacono WG, Boomsma DI. Genome-wide association analysis links multiple psychiatric liability genes to oscillatory brain activity. Hum Brain Mapp 2018; 39:4183-4195. [PMID: 29947131 PMCID: PMC6179948 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.24238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2017] [Revised: 04/26/2018] [Accepted: 05/21/2018] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Oscillatory activity is crucial for information processing in the brain, and has a long history as a biomarker for psychopathology. Variation in oscillatory activity is highly heritable, but current understanding of specific genetic influences remains limited. We performed the largest genome-wide association study to date of oscillatory power during eyes-closed resting electroencephalogram (EEG) across a range of frequencies (delta 1-3.75 Hz, theta 4-7.75 Hz, alpha 8-12.75 Hz, and beta 13-30 Hz) in 8,425 subjects. Additionally, we performed KGG positional gene-based analysis and brain-expression analyses. GABRA2-a known genetic marker for alcohol use disorder and epilepsy-significantly affected beta power, consistent with the known relation between GABAA interneuron activity and beta oscillations. Tissue-specific SNP-based imputation of gene-expression levels based on the GTEx database revealed that hippocampal GABRA2 expression may mediate this effect. Twenty-four genes at 3p21.1 were significant for alpha power (FDR q < .05). SNPs in this region were linked to expression of GLYCTK in hippocampal tissue, and GNL3 and ITIH4 in the frontal cortex-genes that were previously implicated in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. In sum, we identified several novel genetic variants associated with oscillatory brain activity; furthermore, we replicated and advanced understanding of previously known genes associated with psychopathology (i.e., schizophrenia and alcohol use disorders). Importantly, these psychopathological liability genes affect brain functioning, linking the genes' expression to specific cortical/subcortical brain regions.
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- Dirk J. A. Smit
- Psychiatry departmentAmsterdam Neuroscience, Academic Medical Center, University of AmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Queensland Brain Institute, University of QueenslandBrisbaneAustralia
- Centre of Advanced Imaging, University QueenslandBrisbaneAustralia
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- Henri Begleiter Neurodynamics Lab., Department of PsychiatryState University of New York Downstate Medical CenterBrooklynNew York
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- Henri Begleiter Neurodynamics Lab., Department of PsychiatryState University of New York Downstate Medical CenterBrooklynNew York
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- Department of PsychologyUniversity of MinnesotaMinneapolisMinnesota
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- Henri Begleiter Neurodynamics Lab., Department of PsychiatryState University of New York Downstate Medical CenterBrooklynNew York
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- Biological Psychology, Amsterdam Public Health research institute, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Psychiatry departmentAmsterdam Neuroscience, Academic Medical Center, University of AmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Biological Psychology, Amsterdam Public Health research institute, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Department of PsychologyUniversity of MinnesotaMinneapolisMinnesota
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- Imaging Genetics Center, USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern CaliforniaMarina del ReyCalifornia
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- Imaging Genetics Center, USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern CaliforniaMarina del ReyCalifornia
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- Imaging Genetics Center, USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern CaliforniaMarina del ReyCalifornia
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- Henri Begleiter Neurodynamics Lab., Department of PsychiatryState University of New York Downstate Medical CenterBrooklynNew York
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- Biological Psychology, Amsterdam Public Health research institute, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamThe Netherlands
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Harper J, Malone SM, Iacono WG. Conflict-related medial frontal theta as an endophenotype for alcohol use disorder. Biol Psychol 2018; 139:25-38. [PMID: 30300674 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2018.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2018] [Revised: 09/19/2018] [Accepted: 10/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Diminished cognitive control in alcohol use disorder (AUD) is thought to be mediated by prefrontal cortex circuitry dysregulation. Research testing the relationship between AUD and specific cognitive control psychophysiological correlates, such as medial frontal (MF) theta-band EEG power, is scarce, and the etiology of this relationship is largely unknown. The current report tested relationship between pathological alcohol use through young adulthood and reduced conflict-related theta at age 29 in a large prospective population-based twin sample. Greater lifetime AUD symptomatology was associated with reduced MF theta power during response conflict, but not alpha-band visual attention processing. Follow-up analyses using cotwin control analysis and biometric modeling suggested that genetic influences, and not the consequences of sustained AUD symptomatology, explained the theta-AUD association. Results provide strong evidence that AUD is genetically related to diminished conflict-related MF theta, and advance MF theta as a promising electrophysiological correlate of AUD-related dysfunctional frontal circuitry.
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- Jeremy Harper
- Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, USA.
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van Noordt SJ, Wu J, Thomas C, Schlund MW, Mayes LC, Crowley MJ. Medial frontal theta dissociates unsuccessful from successful avoidance and is modulated by lack of perseverance. Brain Res 2018; 1694:29-37. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2018.04.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2017] [Revised: 04/08/2018] [Accepted: 04/18/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Pandey AK, Ardekani BA, Kamarajan C, Zhang J, Chorlian DB, Byrne KNH, Pandey G, Meyers JL, Kinreich S, Stimus A, Porjesz B. Lower Prefrontal and Hippocampal Volume and Diffusion Tensor Imaging Differences Reflect Structural and Functional Abnormalities in Abstinent Individuals with Alcohol Use Disorder. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2018; 42:1883-1896. [PMID: 30118142 DOI: 10.1111/acer.13854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2017] [Accepted: 07/25/2018] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is known to have adverse effects on brain structure and function. Multimodal assessments investigating volumetric, diffusion, and cognitive characteristics may facilitate understanding of the consequences of long-term alcohol use on brain circuitry, their structural impairment patterns, and their impact on cognitive function in AUD. METHODS Voxel- and surface-based volumetric estimations, diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), and neuropsychological tests were performed on 60 individuals: 30 abstinent individuals with AUD (DSM-IV) and 30 healthy controls. Group differences in the volumes of cortical and subcortical regions, fractional anisotropy (FA), axial and radial diffusivities (AD and RD, respectively), and performance on neuropsychological tests were analyzed, and the relationship among significantly different measures was assessed using canonical correlation. RESULTS AUD participants had significantly smaller volumes in left pars orbitalis, right medial orbitofrontal, right caudal middle frontal, and bilateral hippocampal regions, lower FA in 9 white matter (WM) regions, and higher FA in left thalamus, compared to controls. In AUD, lower FA in 6 of 9 WM regions was due to higher RD and due to lower AD in the left external capsule. AUD participants scored lower on problem-solving ability, visuospatial memory span, and working memory. Positive correlations of prefrontal cortical, left hippocampal volumes, and FA in 4 WM regions with visuospatial memory performance and negative correlation with lower problem-solving ability were observed. Significant positive correlation between age and FA was observed in bilateral putamen. CONCLUSIONS Findings showed specific structural brain abnormalities to be associated with visuospatial memory and problem-solving ability-related impairments observed in AUD. Higher RD in 6 WM regions suggests demyelination, and lower AD in left external capsule suggests axonal loss in AUD. The positive correlation between FA and age in bilateral putamen may reflect accumulation of iron depositions with increasing age.
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- Ashwini Kumar Pandey
- Henri Begleiter Neurodynamics Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York
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- Computational Neuroimaging Laboratories of the Center for Biomedical Imaging and Neuromodulation (C-BIN), The Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, Orangeburg, New York
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- Henri Begleiter Neurodynamics Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York
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- Henri Begleiter Neurodynamics Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York
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- Henri Begleiter Neurodynamics Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York
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- Computational Neuroimaging Laboratories of the Center for Biomedical Imaging and Neuromodulation (C-BIN), The Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, Orangeburg, New York
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- Henri Begleiter Neurodynamics Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York
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- Henri Begleiter Neurodynamics Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York
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- Henri Begleiter Neurodynamics Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York
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- Henri Begleiter Neurodynamics Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York
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- Henri Begleiter Neurodynamics Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York
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Deficient inhibition in alcohol-dependence: let's consider the role of the motor system! Neuropsychopharmacology 2018; 43:1851-1858. [PMID: 29728650 PMCID: PMC6046042 DOI: 10.1038/s41386-018-0074-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2017] [Revised: 03/30/2018] [Accepted: 04/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Impaired inhibitory control contributes to the development, maintenance, and relapse of alcohol-dependence, but the neural correlates of this deficit are still unclear. Because inhibitory control has been labeled as an executive function, most studies have focused on prefrontal areas, overlooking the contribution of more "primary" structures, such as the motor system. Yet, appropriate neural inhibition of the motor output pathway has emerged as a central aspect of healthy behavior. Here, we tested the hypothesis that this motor inhibition is altered in alcohol-dependence. Neural inhibitory measures of motor activity were obtained in 20 detoxified alcohol-dependent (AD) patients and 20 matched healthy subjects, using a standard transcranial magnetic stimulation procedure whereby motor-evoked potentials (MEPs) are elicited in a choice reaction time task. Moreover, behavioral inhibition and trait impulsivity were evaluated in all participants. Finally, the relapse status of patients was assessed 1 year after the experiment. As expected, AD patients displayed poorer behavioral inhibition and higher trait impulsivity than controls. More importantly, the MEP data revealed a considerable shortage of neural motor inhibition in AD patients. Interestingly, this neural defect was strongest in the patients who ended up relapsing during the year following the experiment. Our data suggest a strong motor component in the neural correlates of altered inhibitory control in AD patients. They also highlight an intriguing relationship with relapse and the perspective of a new biomarker to follow strategies aiming at reducing relapse in AD patients.
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Anokhin AP, Golosheykin S. Neural Correlates of Response Inhibition in Adolescents Prospectively Predict Regular Tobacco Smoking. Dev Neuropsychol 2017; 41:22-37. [PMID: 27392089 DOI: 10.1080/87565641.2016.1195833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Inhibitory deficits have been widely reported in addiction; however, it remains unclear whether such deficits represent a determinant or a consequence of substance use. Here we show, using a prospective longitudinal design, that developmental abnormalities in the neural correlates of response inhibition in adolescents increase the risk for subsequent cigarette smoking. Reduced No-Go P3 amplitude, delayed latency of Go P3 peak, and reduced synchrony of neuronal oscillations at age 14 prospectively predicted regular smoking at age 18. The present findings suggest that functional brain correlates of response inhibition represent a developmental marker of risk for future substance abuse.
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- Andrey P Anokhin
- a School of Medicine , Washington University , St. Louis , Missouri
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García-Cordero I, Esteves S, Mikulan EP, Hesse E, Baglivo FH, Silva W, García MDC, Vaucheret E, Ciraolo C, García HS, Adolfi F, Pietto M, Herrera E, Legaz A, Manes F, García AM, Sigman M, Bekinschtein TA, Ibáñez A, Sedeño L. Attention, in and Out: Scalp-Level and Intracranial EEG Correlates of Interoception and Exteroception. Front Neurosci 2017; 11:411. [PMID: 28769749 PMCID: PMC5515904 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2017.00411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2017] [Accepted: 06/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Interoception, the monitoring of visceral signals, is often presumed to engage attentional mechanisms specifically devoted to inner bodily sensing. In fact, most standardized interoceptive tasks require directing attention to internal signals. However, most studies in the field have failed to compare attentional modulations between internally- and externally-driven processes, thus probing blind to the specificity of the former. Here we address this issue through a multidimensional approach combining behavioral measures, analyses of event-related potentials and functional connectivity via high-density electroencephalography, and intracranial recordings. In Study 1, 50 healthy volunteers performed a heartbeat detection task as we recorded modulations of the heartbeat-evoked potential (HEP) in three conditions: exteroception, basal interoception (also termed interoceptive accuracy), and post-feedback interoception (sometimes called interoceptive learning). In Study 2, to evaluate whether key interoceptive areas (posterior insula, inferior frontal gyrus, amygdala, and somatosensory cortex) were differentially modulated by externally- and internally-driven processes, we analyzed human intracranial recordings with depth electrodes in these regions. This unique technique provides a very fine grained spatio-temporal resolution compared to other techniques, such as EEG or fMRI. We found that both interoceptive conditions in Study 1 yielded greater HEP amplitudes than the exteroceptive one. In addition, connectivity analysis showed that post-feedback interoception, relative to basal interoception, involved enhanced long-distance connections linking frontal and posterior regions. Moreover, results from Study 2 showed a differentiation between oscillations during basal interoception (broadband: 35–110 Hz) and exteroception (1–35 Hz) in the insula, the amygdala, the somatosensory cortex, and the inferior frontal gyrus. In sum, this work provides convergent evidence for the specificity and dynamics of attentional mechanisms involved in interoception.
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- Indira García-Cordero
- Laboratory of Experimental Psychology and Neuroscience, Institute of Cognitive and Translational Neuroscience, INECO Foundation, Favaloro UniversityBuenos Aires, Argentina.,National Scientific and Technical Research CouncilBuenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Experimental Psychology and Neuroscience, Institute of Cognitive and Translational Neuroscience, INECO Foundation, Favaloro UniversityBuenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Experimental Psychology and Neuroscience, Institute of Cognitive and Translational Neuroscience, INECO Foundation, Favaloro UniversityBuenos Aires, Argentina.,National Scientific and Technical Research CouncilBuenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Experimental Psychology and Neuroscience, Institute of Cognitive and Translational Neuroscience, INECO Foundation, Favaloro UniversityBuenos Aires, Argentina.,National Scientific and Technical Research CouncilBuenos Aires, Argentina.,Instituto de Ingeniería Biomédica, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de Buenos AiresBuenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Experimental Psychology and Neuroscience, Institute of Cognitive and Translational Neuroscience, INECO Foundation, Favaloro UniversityBuenos Aires, Argentina.,Instituto de Ingeniería Biomédica, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de Buenos AiresBuenos Aires, Argentina
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- Programa de Cirugía de Epilepsia, Hospital Italiano de Buenos AiresBuenos Aires, Argentina
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- Programa de Cirugía de Epilepsia, Hospital Italiano de Buenos AiresBuenos Aires, Argentina
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- Programa de Cirugía de Epilepsia, Hospital Italiano de Buenos AiresBuenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Experimental Psychology and Neuroscience, Institute of Cognitive and Translational Neuroscience, INECO Foundation, Favaloro UniversityBuenos Aires, Argentina.,Pontificia Universidad JaverianaBogotá, Colombia.,Centro de Memoria y Cognición IntellectusBogotá, Colombia
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- Laboratory of Experimental Psychology and Neuroscience, Institute of Cognitive and Translational Neuroscience, INECO Foundation, Favaloro UniversityBuenos Aires, Argentina.,National Scientific and Technical Research CouncilBuenos Aires, Argentina
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- National Scientific and Technical Research CouncilBuenos Aires, Argentina.,Unit of Applied Neurobiology, Centro de Educación Médica e Investigaciones Clínicas Norberto Quirno, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y TécnicasBuenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Experimental Psychology and Neuroscience, Institute of Cognitive and Translational Neuroscience, INECO Foundation, Favaloro UniversityBuenos Aires, Argentina.,Departamento de Estudios Psicológicos, Universidad ICESICali, Colombia
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- Laboratory of Experimental Psychology and Neuroscience, Institute of Cognitive and Translational Neuroscience, INECO Foundation, Favaloro UniversityBuenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Experimental Psychology and Neuroscience, Institute of Cognitive and Translational Neuroscience, INECO Foundation, Favaloro UniversityBuenos Aires, Argentina.,National Scientific and Technical Research CouncilBuenos Aires, Argentina.,Australian Research Council, Centre of Excellence in Cognition and its Disorders, Macquarie UniversitySydney, NSW, Australia
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- Laboratory of Experimental Psychology and Neuroscience, Institute of Cognitive and Translational Neuroscience, INECO Foundation, Favaloro UniversityBuenos Aires, Argentina.,National Scientific and Technical Research CouncilBuenos Aires, Argentina.,Faculty of Education, National University of CuyoMendoza, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Neuroscience, Universidad Torcuato Di TellaBuenos Aires, Argentina.,Departamento de Fısica, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires and Instituto de Fısica de Buenos Aires, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y TécnicasBuenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Experimental Psychology and Neuroscience, Institute of Cognitive and Translational Neuroscience, INECO Foundation, Favaloro UniversityBuenos Aires, Argentina.,Department of Psychology, University of CambridgeCambridge, United Kingdom
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- Laboratory of Experimental Psychology and Neuroscience, Institute of Cognitive and Translational Neuroscience, INECO Foundation, Favaloro UniversityBuenos Aires, Argentina.,National Scientific and Technical Research CouncilBuenos Aires, Argentina.,Australian Research Council, Centre of Excellence in Cognition and its Disorders, Macquarie UniversitySydney, NSW, Australia.,Center for Social and Cognitive Neuroscience, School of Psychology, Universidad Adolfo IbáñezSantiago, Chile.,Universidad Autónoma del CaribeBarranquilla, Colombia
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- Laboratory of Experimental Psychology and Neuroscience, Institute of Cognitive and Translational Neuroscience, INECO Foundation, Favaloro UniversityBuenos Aires, Argentina.,National Scientific and Technical Research CouncilBuenos Aires, Argentina
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López-Caneda E, Rodríguez Holguín S, Correas Á, Carbia C, González-Villar A, Maestú F, Cadaveira F. Binge drinking affects brain oscillations linked to motor inhibition and execution. J Psychopharmacol 2017; 31:873-882. [PMID: 28168896 DOI: 10.1177/0269881116689258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Neurofunctional studies have shown that binge drinking patterns of alcohol consumption during adolescence and youth are associated with anomalies in brain functioning. Recent evidence suggests that event-related oscillations may be an appropriate index of neurofunctional damage associated with alcoholism. However, there is no study to date that has evaluated the effects of binge drinking on oscillatory brain responses related to task performance. The purpose of the present study was to examine brain oscillations linked to motor inhibition and execution in young binge drinkers (BDs) compared with age-matched controls. METHODS Electroencephalographic activity was recorded from 64 electrodes while 72 university students (36 controls and 36 BDs) performed a visual Go/NoGo task. Event-related oscillations along with the Go-P3 and NoGo-P3 event-related potential components were analysed. RESULTS While no significant differences between groups were observed regarding event-related potentials, event-related oscillation analysis showed that BDs displayed a lower oscillatory response than controls in delta and theta frequency ranges during Go and NoGo conditions. CONCLUSIONS Findings are congruent with event-related oscillation studies showing reduced delta and/or theta oscillations in alcoholics during Go/NoGo tasks. Thus, BDs appear to show disruptions in neural oscillations linked to motor inhibition and execution similar to those observed in alcohol-dependent subjects. Finally, these results are the first to evidence that oscillatory brain activity may be a sensitive indicator of underlying brain anomalies in young BDs, which could complement standard event-related potential measures.
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- 2 Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychobiology, University of Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain
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- 3 Laboratory of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience, Centre of Biomedical Technology, Madrid, Spain
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- 2 Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychobiology, University of Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain
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- 2 Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychobiology, University of Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain
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- 3 Laboratory of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience, Centre of Biomedical Technology, Madrid, Spain
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- 2 Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychobiology, University of Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain
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Saltuklaroglu T, Harkrider AW, Thornton D, Jenson D, Kittilstved T. EEG Mu (µ) rhythm spectra and oscillatory activity differentiate stuttering from non-stuttering adults. Neuroimage 2017; 153:232-245. [PMID: 28400266 PMCID: PMC5569894 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2017.04.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2016] [Revised: 01/24/2017] [Accepted: 04/08/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Stuttering is linked to sensorimotor deficits related to internal modeling mechanisms. This study compared spectral power and oscillatory activity of EEG mu (μ) rhythms between persons who stutter (PWS) and controls in listening and auditory discrimination tasks. EEG data were analyzed from passive listening in noise and accurate (same/different) discrimination of tones or syllables in quiet and noisy backgrounds. Independent component analysis identified left and/or right μ rhythms with characteristic alpha (α) and beta (β) peaks localized to premotor/motor regions in 23 of 27 people who stutter (PWS) and 24 of 27 controls. PWS produced μ spectra with reduced β amplitudes across conditions, suggesting reduced forward modeling capacity. Group time-frequency differences were associated with noisy conditions only. PWS showed increased μ-β desynchronization when listening to noise and early in discrimination events, suggesting evidence of heightened motor activity that might be related to forward modeling deficits. PWS also showed reduced μ-α synchronization in discrimination conditions, indicating reduced sensory gating. Together these findings indicate spectral and oscillatory analyses of μ rhythms are sensitive to stuttering. More specifically, they can reveal stuttering-related sensorimotor processing differences in listening and auditory discrimination that also may be influenced by basal ganglia deficits.
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- Tim Saltuklaroglu
- University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology, 578 South Stadium Hall, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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- University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology, 578 South Stadium Hall, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA.
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- University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology, 578 South Stadium Hall, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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- University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology, 578 South Stadium Hall, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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- University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology, 578 South Stadium Hall, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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Nguyen LT, Mudar RA, Chiang HS, Schneider JM, Maguire MJ, Kraut MA, Hart J. Theta and Alpha Alterations in Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment in Semantic Go/NoGo Tasks. Front Aging Neurosci 2017; 9:160. [PMID: 28588479 PMCID: PMC5440918 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2017.00160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2017] [Accepted: 05/08/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Growing evidence suggests that cognitive control processes are impaired in amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI); however the nature of these alterations needs further examination. The current study examined differences in electroencephalographic theta and alpha power related to cognitive control processes involving response execution and response inhibition in 22 individuals with aMCI and 22 age-, sex-, and education-matched cognitively normal controls. Two Go/NoGo tasks involving semantic categorization were used. In the basic categorization task, Go/NoGo responses were made based on exemplars of a single car (Go) and a single dog (NoGo). In the superordinate categorization task, responses were made based on multiple exemplars of objects (Go) and animals (NoGo). Behavioral data showed that the aMCI group had more false alarms during the NoGo trials compared to controls. The EEG data revealed between group differences related to response type in theta (4–7 Hz) and low-frequency alpha (8–10 Hz) power. In particular, the aMCI group differed from controls in theta power during the NoGo trials at frontal and parietal electrodes, and in low-frequency alpha power during Go trials at parietal electrodes. These results suggest that alterations in theta power converge with behavioral deterioration in response inhibition, whereas alterations in low-frequency alpha power appear to precede behavioral changes in response execution. Both behavioral and electrophysiological correlates combined provide a more comprehensive characterization of cognitive control deficits in aMCI.
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- Lydia T Nguyen
- Neuroscience Program, University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL, United States
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- Neuroscience Program, University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL, United States.,Department of Speech and Hearing Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL, United States
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- School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, The University of Texas at DallasRichardson, TX, United States
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- School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, The University of Texas at DallasRichardson, TX, United States
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- School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, The University of Texas at DallasRichardson, TX, United States
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- Department of Radiology, The Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineBaltimore, MD, United States
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- School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, The University of Texas at DallasRichardson, TX, United States
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Kamarajan C, Pandey AK, Chorlian DB, Manz N, Stimus AT, Edenberg HJ, Wetherill L, Schuckit M, Wang JC, Kuperman S, Kramer J, Tischfield JA, Porjesz B. A KCNJ6 gene polymorphism modulates theta oscillations during reward processing. Int J Psychophysiol 2017; 115:13-23. [PMID: 27993610 PMCID: PMC5392377 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2016.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2015] [Revised: 12/09/2016] [Accepted: 12/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Event related oscillations (EROs) are heritable measures of neurocognitive function that have served as useful phenotype in genetic research. A recent family genome-wide association study (GWAS) by the Collaborative Study on the Genetics of Alcoholism (COGA) found that theta EROs during visual target detection were associated at genome-wide levels with several single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), including a synonymous SNP, rs702859, in the KCNJ6 gene that encodes GIRK2, a G-protein inward rectifying potassium channel that regulates excitability of neuronal networks. The present study examined the effect of the KCNJ6 SNP (rs702859), previously associated with theta ERO to targets in a visual oddball task, on theta EROs during reward processing in a monetary gambling task. The participants were 1601 adolescent and young adult offspring within the age-range of 17-25years (800 males and 801 females) from high-dense alcoholism families as well as control families of the COGA prospective study. Theta ERO power (3.5-7.5Hz, 200-500ms post-stimulus) was compared across genotype groups. ERO theta power at central and parietal regions increased as a function of the minor allele (A) dose in the genotype (AA>AG>GG) in both loss and gain conditions. These findings indicate that variations in the KCNJ6 SNP influence magnitude of theta oscillations at posterior loci during the evaluation of loss and gain, reflecting a genetic influence on neuronal circuits involved in reward-processing. Increased theta power as a function of minor allele dose suggests more efficient cognitive processing in those carrying the minor allele of the KCNJ6 SNPs. Future studies are needed to determine the implications of these genetic effects on posterior theta EROs as possible "protective" factors, or as indices of delays in brain maturation (i.e., lack of frontalization).
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- Chella Kamarajan
- Henri Begleiter Neurodynamics Lab, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
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- Henri Begleiter Neurodynamics Lab, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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- Henri Begleiter Neurodynamics Lab, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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- Henri Begleiter Neurodynamics Lab, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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- Henri Begleiter Neurodynamics Lab, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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- Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- University of California San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Henri Begleiter Neurodynamics Lab, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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