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Velikova S, Sjaaheim H, Nordtug B. Can the Psycho-Emotional State be Optimized by Regular Use of Positive Imagery?, Psychological and Electroencephalographic Study of Self-Guided Training. Front Hum Neurosci 2017; 10:664. [PMID: 28127281 PMCID: PMC5226947 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2016.00664] [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: 08/15/2016] [Accepted: 12/14/2016] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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The guided imagery training is considered as an effective method and therefore widely used in modern cognitive psychotherapy, while less is known about the effectiveness of self-guided. The present study investigated the effects of regular use of self-guided positive imagery, applying both subjective (assessment of the psycho-emotional state) and objective (electroencephalographic, EEG) approaches to research. Thirty healthy subjects participated in the cognitive imagery-training program for 12 weeks. The schedule began with group training with an instructor for 2 days, where the participants learned various techniques of positive imagery, after which they continued their individual training at home. Psychological and EEG evaluations were applied at the baseline and at the end of the training period. The impact of training on the psycho-emotional states of the participants was evaluated through: Center for epidemiologic studies- Depression (CES-D) 20 item scale, Satisfaction with life scale (SWLS) and General Self-Efficacy scale (GSE). EEGs (19-channels) were recorded at rest with eyes closed. EEG analysis was performed using Low resolution electromagnetic tomography (LORETA) software that allows the comparison of current source density (CSD) and functional connectivity (lagged phase and coherence) in the default mode network before and after a workout. Initial assessment with CES-D indicated that 22 participants had subthreshold depression. After the training participants had less prominent depressive symptoms (CES-D, p = 0.002), were more satisfied with their lives (SWLS, p = 0.036), and also evaluated themselves as more effective (GSE, p = 0.0002). LORETA source analysis revealed an increase in the CSD in the right mPFC (Brodmann area 10) for beta-2 band after training (p = 0.038). LORETA connectivity analysis demonstrated an increase in lagged coherence between temporal gyruses of both hemispheres in the delta band, as well as between the Posterior cingulate cortex and right BA21 in the theta band after a workout. Since mPFC is involved in emotional regulation, functional changes in this region can be seen in line with the results of psychological tests and their objective validation. A possible activation of GAMK-ergic system is discussed. Self-guided positive imagery (after instructions) can be helpful for emotional selfregulation in healthy subjects and has the potential to be useful in subthreshold depression.
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- Faculty of Nursing and Health Science, Nord UniversityBodø, Norway
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Diniz RC, Fontenele AMM, Carmo LHAD, Ribeiro ACDC, Sales FHS, Monteiro SCM, Sousa AKFDC. Quantitative methods in electroencephalography to access therapeutic response. Biomed Pharmacother 2016; 81:182-191. [PMID: 27261593 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2016.02.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2015] [Accepted: 02/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Pharmacometrics or Quantitative Pharmacology aims to quantitatively analyze the interaction between drugs and patients whose tripod: pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and disease monitoring to identify variability in drug response. Being the subject of central interest in the training of pharmacists, this work was out with a view to promoting this idea on methods to access the therapeutic response of drugs with central action. This paper discusses quantitative methods (Fast Fourier Transform, Magnitude Square Coherence, Conditional Entropy, Generalised Linear semi-canonical Correlation Analysis, Statistical Parametric Network and Mutual Information Function) used to evaluate the EEG signals obtained after administration regimen of drugs, the main findings and their clinical relevance, pointing it as a contribution to construction of different pharmaceutical practice. Peter Anderer et. al in 2000 showed the effect of 20mg of buspirone in 20 healthy subjects after 1, 2, 4, 6 and 8h after oral ingestion of the drug. The areas of increased power of the theta frequency occurred mainly in the temporo-occipital - parietal region. It has been shown by Sampaio et al., 2007 that the use of bromazepam, which allows the release of GABA (gamma amino butyric acid), an inhibitory neurotransmitter of the central nervous system could theoretically promote dissociation of cortical functional areas, a decrease of functional connectivity, a decrease of cognitive functions by means of smaller coherence (electrophysiological magnitude measured from the EEG by software) values. Ahmad Khodayari-Rostamabad et al. in 2015 talk that such a measure could be a useful clinical tool potentially to assess adverse effects of opioids and hence give rise to treatment guidelines. There was the relation between changes in pain intensity and brain sources (at maximum activity locations) during remifentanil infusion despite its potent analgesic effect. The statement of mathematical and computational aspects in the use of clinical data is frequent and elucidation of these aspects we use PhysioNet https://www.physionet.org/, Clinical Database online supported by the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health of United States of America/NIH-USA) for the acquisition of EEG data and the Matlab program to do the simulations with the methods and thus create opportunities greater understanding.
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- Roseane Costa Diniz
- Federal University of Maranhao, Department of Pharmacy, Cidade Universitária Bacanga, Avenida dos Portugueses, 1966 Bacanga, São Luís, Maranhão 65080-805, Brazil; Universidade CEUMA, Mestrado em Biologia Parasitária. Rua Josué Montello Renascença II, São Luís, Maranhão 65075-120, Brazil
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- Federal University of Maranhao, Department of Pharmacy, Cidade Universitária Bacanga, Avenida dos Portugueses, 1966 Bacanga, São Luís, Maranhão 65080-805, Brazil; Hospital Universitário da Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Serviço de Farmácia, Rua Barão de Itapary, 227-Centro, São Luís, Maranhão 65020-070, Brazil
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- Federal University of Maranhao, Department of Pharmacy, Cidade Universitária Bacanga, Avenida dos Portugueses, 1966 Bacanga, São Luís, Maranhão 65080-805, Brazil
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- Estadual University of Maranhao, Technological Sciences Center, Undergraduate Degree in Computer Engineering, Cidade Universitária Paulo VI, s/n Tirirical, São Luís, Maranhão 65055-000, Brazil
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- Federal Institute of Education Science and Technology of Maranhao, Department of Physics, Avenida Getúlio Vargas, 4 Monte Castelo, São Luís, Maranhão 65036-490, Brazil
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- Federal University of Maranhao, Department of Pharmacy, Cidade Universitária Bacanga, Avenida dos Portugueses, 1966 Bacanga, São Luís, Maranhão 65080-805, Brazil
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- Integração e Tecnologia Médico Farmacológico - ITMF, Avenida Coronel Colares Moreira 10, Edifício São Luís Multiempresarial, sala 416-Renascença II, São Luís, Maranhão 65075-441, Brazil
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Licata SC, Nickerson LD, Lowen SB, Trksak GH, Maclean RR, Lukas SE. The hypnotic zolpidem increases the synchrony of BOLD signal fluctuations in widespread brain networks during a resting paradigm. Neuroimage 2013; 70:211-22. [PMID: 23296183 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2012.12.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2012] [Revised: 12/21/2012] [Accepted: 12/22/2012] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Networks of brain regions having synchronized fluctuations of the blood oxygen level-dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging (BOLD fMRI) time-series at rest, or "resting state networks" (RSNs), are emerging as a basis for understanding intrinsic brain activity. RSNs are topographically consistent with activity-related networks subserving sensory, motor, and cognitive processes, and studying their spontaneous fluctuations following acute drug challenge may provide a way to understand better the neuroanatomical substrates of drug action. The present within-subject double-blind study used BOLD fMRI at 3T to investigate the functional networks influenced by the non-benzodiazepine hypnotic zolpidem (Ambien). Zolpidem is a positive modulator of γ-aminobutyric acid(A) (GABA(A)) receptors, and engenders sedative effects that may be explained in part by how it modulates intrinsic brain activity. Healthy participants (n=12) underwent fMRI scanning 45 min after acute oral administration of zolpidem (0, 5, 10, or 20mg), and changes in BOLD signal were measured while participants gazed at a static fixation point (i.e., at rest). Data were analyzed using group independent component analysis (ICA) with dual regression and results indicated that compared to placebo, the highest dose of zolpidem increased functional connectivity within a number of sensory, motor, and limbic networks. These results are consistent with previous studies showing an increase in functional connectivity at rest following administration of the positive GABA(A) receptor modulators midazolam and alcohol, and suggest that investigating how zolpidem modulates intrinsic brain activity may have implications for understanding the etiology of its powerful sedative effects.
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- Stephanie C Licata
- Behavioral Psychopharmacology Research Laboratory, McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School, 115 Mill Street, Belmont, MA 02478, USA.
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Cross-conditional entropy and coherence analysis of pharmaco-EEG changes induced by alprazolam. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2012; 221:397-406. [PMID: 22127555 DOI: 10.1007/s00213-011-2587-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2011] [Accepted: 11/09/2011] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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RATIONALE Quantitative analysis of electroencephalographic signals (EEG) and their interpretation constitute a helpful tool in the assessment of the bioavailability of psychoactive drugs in the brain. Furthermore, psychotropic drug groups have typical signatures which relate biochemical mechanisms with specific EEG changes. OBJECTIVES To analyze the pharmacological effect of a dose of alprazolam on the connectivity of the brain during wakefulness by means of linear and nonlinear approaches. METHODS EEG signals were recorded after alprazolam administration in a placebo-controlled crossover clinical trial. Nonlinear couplings assessed by means of corrected cross-conditional entropy were compared to linear couplings measured with the classical magnitude squared coherence. RESULTS Linear variables evidenced a statistically significant drug-induced decrease, whereas nonlinear variables showed significant increases. All changes were highly correlated to drug plasma concentrations. The spatial distribution of the observed connectivity changes clearly differed from a previous study: changes before and after the maximum drug effect were mainly observed over the anterior half of the scalp. Additionally, a new variable with very low computational cost was defined to evaluate nonlinear coupling. This is particularly interesting when all pairs of EEG channels are assessed as in this study. CONCLUSIONS Results showed that alprazolam induced changes in terms of uncoupling between regions of the scalp, with opposite trends depending on the variables: decrease in linear ones and increase in nonlinear features. Maps provided consistent information about the way brain changed in terms of connectivity being definitely necessary to evaluate separately linear and nonlinear interactions.
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Alonso JF, Mañanas MA, Romero S, Hoyer D, Riba J, Barbanoj MJ. Drug effect on EEG connectivity assessed by linear and nonlinear couplings. Hum Brain Mapp 2010; 31:487-97. [PMID: 19894215 PMCID: PMC6870649 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.20881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2008] [Revised: 07/03/2009] [Accepted: 07/20/2009] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Quantitative analysis of human electroencephalogram (EEG) is a valuable method for evaluating psychopharmacological agents. Although the effects of different drug classes on EEG spectra are already known, interactions between brain locations remain unclear. In this work, cross mutual information function and appropriate surrogate data were applied to assess linear and nonlinear couplings between EEG signals. The main goal was to evaluate the pharmacological effects of alprazolam on brain connectivity during wakefulness in healthy volunteers using a cross-over, placebo-controlled design. Eighty-five pairs of EEG leads were selected for the analysis, and connectivity was evaluated inside anterior, central, and posterior zones of the scalp. Connectivity between these zones and interhemispheric connectivity were also measured. Results showed that alprazolam induced significant changes in EEG connectivity in terms of information transfer in comparison with placebo. Trends were opposite depending on the statistical characteristics: decreases in linear connectivity and increases in nonlinear couplings. These effects were generally spread over the entire scalp. Linear changes were negatively correlated, and nonlinear changes were positively correlated with drug plasma concentrations; the latter showed higher correlation coefficients. The use of both linear and nonlinear approaches revealed the importance of assessing changes in EEG connectivity as this can provide interesting information about psychopharmacological effects.
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- Joan F Alonso
- Biomedical Engineering Research Center, Department of Automatic Control, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.
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Velikova S, Locatelli M, Insacco C, Smeraldi E, Comi G, Leocani L. Dysfunctional brain circuitry in obsessive–compulsive disorder: Source and coherence analysis of EEG rhythms. Neuroimage 2010; 49:977-83. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2009.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2009] [Revised: 08/04/2009] [Accepted: 08/06/2009] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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