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Rodrigues J, Weiß M, Hein G, Hewig J. Electrophysiological correlates of why humans deviate from rational decision-making: A registered replication study. Psychophysiology 2024:e14665. [PMID: 39138761 DOI: 10.1111/psyp.14665] [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: 02/15/2022] [Revised: 06/28/2024] [Accepted: 07/29/2024] [Indexed: 08/15/2024]
Abstract
In contrast to rational choice theory predicting humans to optimize expected utilities of choices, humans deviate from rational behavior in decision-making paradigms. Hewig et al. (2011) explored affective correlates of decision-making in the ultimatum game (UG) and the dictator game (DG). They found that feedback-related negativity (FRN), subjective valence ratings, and autonomic nervous system activity predicted rejection of monetary offers. This registered replication aimed to validate and extend these findings. Although behavioral patterns and results of subjective ratings closely matched the original study, not all psychophysiological effects were successfully replicated. Firstly, we could not replicate the reported effects of autonomic nervous system activity. Secondly, a quadratic instead of the originally proposed linear relation between the offer and the FRN emerged, possibly driven by the offer evaluation in economic games and the rewarding anticipation of successful punishment for low offers. Thirdly, P3 amplitudes mirrored the quadratic offer response pattern, generally peaking for the lowest offer. In contrast to the original study, P3 responses were larger in the UG compared with the DG. Finally, our findings indicate that participant-related higher midfrontal theta activation predicted lower acceptance behavior in the UG, with a systematic dampening effect for fairer offers. This highlights cognitive control as a crucial mechanism in economic decision-making to overcome behavioral defaults. Overall, our results conceptually support the original conclusion that decision-making in economic games is non-rational and dependent on the objective situation as well as emotional and neural markers, though not precisely as suggested by Hewig et al. (2011).
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- Johannes Rodrigues
- Department of Psychology V: Differential Psychology, Personality Psychology and Psychological Diagnostics, Institute of Psychology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Translational Social Neuroscience Unit, Center of Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatic and Psychotherapy, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
- Department of Psychology I: Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Institute of Psychology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Translational Social Neuroscience Unit, Center of Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatic and Psychotherapy, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychology V: Differential Psychology, Personality Psychology and Psychological Diagnostics, Institute of Psychology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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Brandes-Aitken A, Hume A, Braren S, Werchan D, Zhang M, Brito NH. Maternal heart rate variability at 3-months postpartum is associated with maternal mental health and infant neurophysiology. Sci Rep 2024; 14:18766. [PMID: 39138268 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-68398-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 07/23/2024] [Indexed: 08/15/2024] Open
Abstract
Previous research has demonstrated a critical link between maternal mental health and infant development. However, there is limited understanding of the role of autonomic regulation in postpartum maternal mental health and infant outcomes. In the current study, we tested 76 mother-infant dyads from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds when infants were 3-months of age. We recorded simultaneous ECG from dyads while baseline EEG was collected from the infant; ECG heart rate variability (HRV) and EEG theta-beta ratio and alpha asymmetry were calculated. Dyadic physiological synchrony was also analyzed to better understand the role of autonomic co-regulation. Results demonstrated that lower maternal HRV was associated with higher self-reported maternal depression and anxiety. Additionally, mothers with lower HRV had infants with lower HRV. Maternal HRV was also associated with higher infant theta-beta ratios, but not alpha asymmetry. Exploratory analyses suggested that for mother-infant dyads with greater physiological synchrony, higher maternal HRV predicted increased infant theta-beta ratio via infant HRV. These findings support a model in which maternal mental health may influence infant neurophysiology via alterations in autonomic stress regulation and dyadic physiological co-regulation.
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- Annie Brandes-Aitken
- Department of Applied Psychology, New York University, New York, NY, 10012, USA.
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- Department of Applied Psychology, New York University, New York, NY, 10012, USA
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- Department of Applied Psychology, New York University, New York, NY, 10012, USA
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- New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Applied Psychology, New York University, New York, NY, 10012, USA
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- Department of Applied Psychology, New York University, New York, NY, 10012, USA
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Kapitány-Fövény M, Vetró M, Révy G, Fabó D, Szirmai D, Hullám G. EEG based depression detection by machine learning: Does inner or overt speech condition provide better biomarkers when using emotion words as experimental cues? J Psychiatr Res 2024; 178:66-76. [PMID: 39121709 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2024] [Revised: 07/24/2024] [Accepted: 08/04/2024] [Indexed: 08/12/2024]
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BACKGROUND Objective diagnostic approaches need to be tested to enhance the efficacy of depression detection. Non-invasive EEG-based identification represents a promising area. AIMS The present EEG study addresses two central questions: 1) whether inner or overt speech condition result in higher diagnositc accuracy of depression detection; and 2) does the affective nature of the presented emotion words count in such diagnostic approach. METHODS A matched case-control sample consisting of 10 depressed subjects and 10 healthy controls was assessed. An EEG headcap containing 64 electrodes measured neural responses to experimental cues presented in the form of 15 different words that belonged to three emotional categories: neutral, positive, and negative. 120 experimental cues was presented for every participant, each containing an "inner speech" and an "overt speech" segment. An EEGNet neural network was utilized. RESULTS The highest diagnostic accuracy of the EEGNet model was observed in the case of the overt speech condition (i.e. 69.5%), while a an overall subject-wise accuracy of 80% was achieved by the model. Only a negligible difference in diagnostic accuracy could be found between aggregated emotion word categories, with the highest accuracy (i.e. 70.2%) associated with the presentation of positive emotion words. Model decision was primarily influenced by electrodes representing the regions of the left parietal, the left temporal lobe and the middle frontal areas. CONCLUSIONS While the generalizability of our results is limited by the small sample size and potentially uncontrolled confounders, depression was associated with sensitive and presumably network-like aspects of these brain areas, potentially implying a higher level of emotion regulation that increases primarily in open communication.
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- Máté Kapitány-Fövény
- Nyírő Gyula National Institute of Psychiatry and Addictology, Budapest, Lehel utca 59., H-1135, Hungary; Faculty of Health Sciences, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Vas utca 17., H-1088, Hungary.
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- Department of Measurement and Information Systems, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Magyar Tudósok körútja 2., H-1117, Hungary
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- Department of Measurement and Information Systems, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Magyar Tudósok körútja 2., H-1117, Hungary.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Amerikai út 57., H-1145, Hungary
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Amerikai út 57., H-1145, Hungary
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- Department of Measurement and Information Systems, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Magyar Tudósok körútja 2., H-1117, Hungary
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Marchant S, van der Vaart M, Pillay K, Baxter L, Bhatt A, Fitzgibbon S, Hartley C, Slater R. A machine learning artefact detection method for single-channel infant event-related potential studies. J Neural Eng 2024; 21:046021. [PMID: 38925111 PMCID: PMC11250100 DOI: 10.1088/1741-2552/ad5c04] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2023] [Revised: 06/04/2024] [Accepted: 06/26/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
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Objective. Automated detection of artefact in stimulus-evoked electroencephalographic (EEG) data recorded in neonates will improve the reproducibility and speed of analysis in clinical research compared with manual identification of artefact. Some studies use very short, single-channel epochs of EEG data with little recorded EEG per infant-for example because the clinical vulnerability of the infants limits access for recording. Current artefact-detection methods that perform well on adult data and resting-state and multi-channel data in infants are not suitable for this application. The aim of this study was to create and test an automated method of detecting artefact in single-channel 1500 ms epochs of infant EEG.Approach. A total of 410 epochs of EEG were used, collected from 160 infants of 28-43 weeks postmenstrual age. This dataset-which was balanced to include epochs of background activity and responses to visual, auditory, tactile and noxious stimuli-was presented to seven independent raters, who independently labelled the epochs according to whether or not they were able to visually identify artefacts. The data was split into a training set (340 epochs) and an independent test set (70 epochs). A random forest model was trained to identify epochs as either artefact or not artefact.Main results. This model performs well, achieving a balanced accuracy of 0.81, which is as good as manual review of data. Accuracy was not significantly related to the infant age or type of stimulus.Significance. This method provides an objective tool for automated artefact rejection for short epoch, single-channel EEG in neonates and could increase the utility of EEG in neonates in both the clinical and research setting.
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- Simon Marchant
- Department of Paediatrics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Paediatrics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Paediatrics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Paediatrics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- FMRIB, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Paediatrics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Paediatrics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Wilkinson CL, Yankowitz LD, Chao JY, Gutiérrez R, Rhoades JL, Shinnar S, Purdon PL, Nelson CA. Developmental trajectories of EEG aperiodic and periodic components in children 2-44 months of age. Nat Commun 2024; 15:5788. [PMID: 38987558 PMCID: PMC11237135 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-50204-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2023] [Accepted: 07/02/2024] [Indexed: 07/12/2024] Open
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The development of neural circuits has long-lasting effects on brain function, yet our understanding of early circuit development in humans remains limited. Here, periodic EEG power features and aperiodic components were examined from longitudinal EEGs collected from 592 healthy 2-44 month-old infants, revealing age-dependent nonlinear changes suggestive of distinct milestones in early brain maturation. Developmental changes in periodic peaks include (1) the presence and then absence of a 9-10 Hz alpha peak between 2-6 months, (2) nonlinear changes in high beta peaks (20-30 Hz) between 4-18 months, and (3) the emergence of a low beta peak (12-20 Hz) in some infants after six months of age. We hypothesized that the emergence of the low beta peak may reflect maturation of thalamocortical network development. Infant anesthesia studies observe that GABA-modulating anesthetics do not induce thalamocortical mediated frontal alpha coherence until 10-12 months of age. Using a small cohort of infants (n = 23) with EEG before and during GABA-modulating anesthesia, we provide preliminary evidence that infants with a low beta peak have higher anesthesia-induced alpha coherence compared to those without a low beta peak.
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- Carol L Wilkinson
- Division of Developmental Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Division of Developmental Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Departamento de Anestesia y Medicina Perioperatoria, Hospital Clínico de la Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Program in Neuroscience, Division of Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Developmental Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, MA, USA
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Bailey KM, Sami S, Smith FW. Decoding familiar visual object categories in the mu rhythm oscillatory response. Neuropsychologia 2024; 199:108900. [PMID: 38697558 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2024.108900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2023] [Revised: 04/22/2024] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/05/2024]
Abstract
Whilst previous research has linked attenuation of the mu rhythm to the observation of specific visual categories, and even to a potential role in action observation via a putative mirror neuron system, much of this work has not considered what specific type of information might be coded in this oscillatory response when triggered via vision. Here, we sought to determine whether the mu rhythm contains content-specific information about the identity of familiar (and also unfamiliar) graspable objects. In the present study, right-handed participants (N = 27) viewed images of both familiar (apple, wine glass) and unfamiliar (cubie, smoothie) graspable objects, whilst performing an orthogonal task at fixation. Multivariate pattern analysis (MVPA) revealed significant decoding of familiar, but not unfamiliar, visual object categories in the mu rhythm response. Thus, simply viewing familiar graspable objects may automatically trigger activation of associated tactile and/or motor properties in sensorimotor areas, reflected in the mu rhythm. In addition, we report significant attenuation in the central beta band for both familiar and unfamiliar visual objects, but not in the mu rhythm. Our findings highlight how analysing two different aspects of the oscillatory response - either attenuation or the representation of information content - provide complementary views on the role of the mu rhythm in response to viewing graspable object categories.
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- Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, UK
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Horger MN, Campbell K, Marshall PJ. Electrophysiological responses to digit stimulation in a tactile oddball paradigm. Int J Psychophysiol 2024; 203:112391. [PMID: 38964544 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2024.112391] [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: 10/26/2023] [Revised: 06/19/2024] [Accepted: 07/01/2024] [Indexed: 07/06/2024]
Abstract
Sensory memory traces are assessed via oddball paradigms in which deviant (infrequent) stimuli are interspersed into a string of standard (frequent) stimuli. Once a memory trace for the standard is established, the deviant spurs a change detection response measured via the resulting event related potential (ERP). Response magnitude is sensitive to the differences in stimuli properties or categories and influenced by individual experience. The goal of the present study was to use ERPs to test the relation between individual digits in the somatosensory cortex and the extent to which digit representations are influenced by individual differences in experience such as independent mobility and playing video games. The present study of 60 undergraduates utilized a passive tactile oddball paradigm, stimulating the thumb, middle, and little fingers. The oddball paradigm was fully matched with each digit serving as the standard and deviant. A temporal principal component analysis (tPCA) identified factors that matched three a priori ERP components: N80, somatosensory mismatch negativity (sMMN), and P300. Analyses confirmed the anticipated differences between standards and deviants and provided some support for prior ERP work suggesting the thumb is in a different functional category than the other digits. Independent control of individual digits (such as the little finger) was positively related to only one aspect of the ERP (P3a) while video game experience was not associated with ERP differences. Cumulatively, these results provide a more nuanced examination of tactile oddball paradigms and how ERP methods can shed light on the relations between different digits.
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- Melissa N Horger
- University of Massachusetts Amherst, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, United States of America.
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- Temple University, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, United States of America
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- Temple University, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, United States of America
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Bagdasarov A, Brunet D, Michel CM, Gaffrey MS. Microstate Analysis of Continuous Infant EEG: Tutorial and Reliability. Brain Topogr 2024; 37:496-513. [PMID: 38430283 PMCID: PMC11199263 DOI: 10.1007/s10548-024-01043-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2023] [Accepted: 02/16/2024] [Indexed: 03/03/2024]
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Microstate analysis of resting-state EEG is a unique data-driven method for identifying patterns of scalp potential topographies, or microstates, that reflect stable but transient periods of synchronized neural activity evolving dynamically over time. During infancy - a critical period of rapid brain development and plasticity - microstate analysis offers a unique opportunity for characterizing the spatial and temporal dynamics of brain activity. However, whether measurements derived from this approach (e.g., temporal properties, transition probabilities, neural sources) show strong psychometric properties (i.e., reliability) during infancy is unknown and key information for advancing our understanding of how microstates are shaped by early life experiences and whether they relate to individual differences in infant abilities. A lack of methodological resources for performing microstate analysis of infant EEG has further hindered adoption of this cutting-edge approach by infant researchers. As a result, in the current study, we systematically addressed these knowledge gaps and report that most microstate-based measurements of brain organization and functioning except for transition probabilities were stable with four minutes of video-watching resting-state data and highly internally consistent with just one minute. In addition to these results, we provide a step-by-step tutorial, accompanying website, and open-access data for performing microstate analysis using a free, user-friendly software called Cartool. Taken together, the current study supports the reliability and feasibility of using EEG microstate analysis to study infant brain development and increases the accessibility of this approach for the field of developmental neuroscience.
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- Armen Bagdasarov
- Department of Psychology & Neuroscience, Duke University, Reuben-Cooke Building, 417 Chapel Drive, Durham, NC, 27708, USA.
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- Department of Basic Neurosciences, University of Geneva, Campus Biotech, 9 Chemin des Mines, Geneva, 1202, Switzerland
- Center for Biomedical Imaging (CIBM) Lausanne, EPFL AVP CP CIBM Station 6, Lausanne, 1015, Switzerland
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- Department of Basic Neurosciences, University of Geneva, Campus Biotech, 9 Chemin des Mines, Geneva, 1202, Switzerland
- Center for Biomedical Imaging (CIBM) Lausanne, EPFL AVP CP CIBM Station 6, Lausanne, 1015, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychology & Neuroscience, Duke University, Reuben-Cooke Building, 417 Chapel Drive, Durham, NC, 27708, USA
- Children's Wisconsin, 9000 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA
- Medical College of Wisconsin, Division of Pediatric Psychology and Developmental Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA
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Candia-Rivera D, Chavez M, De Vico Fallani F. Measures of the coupling between fluctuating brain network organization and heartbeat dynamics. Netw Neurosci 2024; 8:557-575. [PMID: 38952808 PMCID: PMC11168717 DOI: 10.1162/netn_a_00369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2023] [Accepted: 02/19/2024] [Indexed: 07/03/2024] Open
Abstract
In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in studying brain-heart interactions. Methodological advancements have been proposed to investigate how the brain and the heart communicate, leading to new insights into some neural functions. However, most frameworks look at the interaction of only one brain region with heartbeat dynamics, overlooking that the brain has functional networks that change dynamically in response to internal and external demands. We propose a new framework for assessing the functional interplay between cortical networks and cardiac dynamics from noninvasive electrophysiological recordings. We focused on fluctuating network metrics obtained from connectivity matrices of EEG data. Specifically, we quantified the coupling between cardiac sympathetic-vagal activity and brain network metrics of clustering, efficiency, assortativity, and modularity. We validate our proposal using open-source datasets: one that involves emotion elicitation in healthy individuals, and another with resting-state data from patients with Parkinson's disease. Our results suggest that the connection between cortical network segregation and cardiac dynamics may offer valuable insights into the affective state of healthy participants, and alterations in the network physiology of Parkinson's disease. By considering multiple network properties, this framework may offer a more comprehensive understanding of brain-heart interactions. Our findings hold promise in the development of biomarkers for diagnostic and cognitive/motor function evaluation.
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- Diego Candia-Rivera
- Sorbonne Université, Paris Brain Institute (ICM), CNRS UMR 7225, INRIA Paris (Nerv Team), INSERM U1127, AP-HP Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, Paris Brain Institute (ICM), CNRS UMR 7225, INRIA Paris (Nerv Team), INSERM U1127, AP-HP Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, Paris Brain Institute (ICM), CNRS UMR 7225, INRIA Paris (Nerv Team), INSERM U1127, AP-HP Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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Clements CC, Engelstad AM, Wilkinson CL, Hyde C, Hartney M, Simmons A, Tager-Flusberg H, Jeste S, Nelson CA. Resting state EEG in young children with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex. RESEARCH SQUARE 2024:rs.3.rs-4543112. [PMID: 38978564 PMCID: PMC11230505 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-4543112/v1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/10/2024]
Abstract
Background Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC) manifests behaviorally with features of autism, epilepsy, and intellectual disability. Resting state electroencephalography (EEG) offers a window into neural oscillatory activity and may serve as an intermediate biomarker between gene expression and behavioral manifestations. Such a biomarker could be useful in clinical trials as an endpoint or predictor of treatment response. However, seizures and antiepileptic medications also affect resting neural oscillatory activity and could undermine the utility of resting state EEG features as biomarkers in neurodevelopmental disorders such as TSC. Methods This paper compares resting state EEG features in a cross-sectional cohort of young children with TSC (n=49, ages 12-37 months) to 49 age- and sex-matched typically developing controls. Within children with TSC, associations were examined between resting state EEG features, seizure severity composite score, and use of GABA agonists. Results Compared to matched typically developing controls, children with TSC showed significantly greater alpha and beta power in permutation cluster analyses iterated across a broad frequency range (2-50Hz). Children with TSC also showed significantly greater aperiodic offset after power spectra were parameterized using SpecParam into aperiodic and periodic components. Within children with TSC, greater seizure severity was significantly related to increased periodic peak beta power. Use of GABA agonists was also independently and significantly associated with increased periodic peak beta power; the interaction between seizure severity and GABA agonist use had no significant effect on peak beta power. Conclusions The elevated peak beta power observed in children with TSC compared to matched typically developing controls may be driven by both seizures and GABA agonist use. It is recommended to collect seizure and mediation data alongside EEG data for clinical trials. These results highlight the challenge of using resting state EEG features as biomarkers in trials with neurodevelopmental disabilities when epilepsy and anti-epileptic medication are common.
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Lo CW, Meyer L. Chunk boundaries disrupt dependency processing in an AG: Reconciling incremental processing and discrete sampling. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0305333. [PMID: 38889141 PMCID: PMC11185458 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0305333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2024] [Accepted: 05/29/2024] [Indexed: 06/20/2024] Open
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Language is rooted in our ability to compose: We link words together, fusing their meanings. Links are not limited to neighboring words but often span intervening words. The ability to process these non-adjacent dependencies (NADs) conflicts with the brain's sampling of speech: We consume speech in chunks that are limited in time, containing only a limited number of words. It is unknown how we link words together that belong to separate chunks. Here, we report that we cannot-at least not so well. In our electroencephalography (EEG) study, 37 human listeners learned chunks and dependencies from an artificial grammar (AG) composed of syllables. Multi-syllable chunks to be learned were equal-sized, allowing us to employ a frequency-tagging approach. On top of chunks, syllable streams contained NADs that were either confined to a single chunk or crossed a chunk boundary. Frequency analyses of the EEG revealed a spectral peak at the chunk rate, showing that participants learned the chunks. NADs that cross boundaries were associated with smaller electrophysiological responses than within-chunk NADs. This shows that NADs are processed readily when they are confined to the same chunk, but not as well when crossing a chunk boundary. Our findings help to reconcile the classical notion that language is processed incrementally with recent evidence for discrete perceptual sampling of speech. This has implications for language acquisition and processing as well as for the general view of syntax in human language.
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- Chia-Wen Lo
- Research Group Language Cycles, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany
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- Research Group Language Cycles, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany
- University Clinic Münster, Münster, Germany
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Keihani A, Mayeli A, Donati F, Janssen SA, Huston CA, Colacot RM, Al Zoubi O, Murphy M, Ferrarelli F. Changes in electroencephalographic microstates between evening and morning are associated with overnight sleep slow waves in healthy individuals. Sleep 2024; 47:zsae053. [PMID: 38416814 PMCID: PMC11168754 DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsae053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2023] [Revised: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 03/01/2024] Open
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STUDY OBJECTIVES Microstates are semi-stable voltage topographies that account for most of electroencephalogram (EEG) variance. However, the impact of time of the day and sleep on microstates has not been examined. To address this gap, we assessed whether microstates differed between the evening and morning and whether sleep slow waves correlated with microstate changes in healthy participants. METHODS Forty-five healthy participants were recruited. Each participant underwent 6 minutes of resting state EEG recordings in the evening and morning, interleaved by sleep EEGs. Evening-to-morning changes in microstate duration, coverage, and occurrence were assessed. Furthermore, correlation between microstate changes and sleep slow-wave activity (SWA) and slow-wave density (SWD) were performed. RESULTS Two-way ANOVAs with microstate class (A, B, C, and D) and time (evening and morning) revealed significant microstate class × time interaction for duration (F(44) = 5.571, p = 0.002), coverage (F(44) = 6.833, p = 0.001), and occurrence (F(44) = 5.715, p = 0.002). Post hoc comparisons showed significant effects for microstate C duration (padj = 0.048, Cohen's d = -0.389), coverage (padj = 0.002, Cohen's d = -0.580), and occurrence (padj = 0.002, Cohen's d = -0.606). Topographic analyses revealed inverse correlations between SWD, but not SWA, and evening-to-morning changes in microstate C duration (r = -0.51, padj = 0.002), coverage (r = -0.45, padj = 0.006), and occurrence (r = -0.38, padj = 0.033). CONCLUSIONS Microstate characteristics showed significant evening-to-morning changes associated with, and possibly regulated by, sleep slow waves. These findings suggest that future microstate studies should control for time of day and sleep effects.
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- Ahmadreza Keihani
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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An WW, Bhowmik AC, Nelson CA, Wilkinson CL. Prediction of chronological age from resting-state EEG power in the first three years of life. MEDRXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR HEALTH SCIENCES 2024:2024.05.31.24308275. [PMID: 38853932 PMCID: PMC11160894 DOI: 10.1101/2024.05.31.24308275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2024]
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The infant brain undergoes rapid and significant developmental changes in the first three years of life. Understanding these changes through the prediction of chronological age using neuroimaging data can provide insights into typical and atypical brain development. We utilized longitudinal resting-state EEG data from 457 typically developing infants, comprising 938 recordings, to develop age prediction models. The multilayer perceptron model demonstrated the highest accuracy with an R2 of 0.82 and a mean absolute error of 92.4 days. Aperiodic offset and periodic theta, alpha, and beta power were identified as key predictors of age via Shapley values. Application of the model to EEG data from infants later diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder or Down syndrome revealed significant underestimations of chronological age. This study establishes the feasibility of using EEG to assess brain maturation in early childhood and supports its potential as a clinical tool for early identification of alterations in brain development.
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- Winko W. An
- Developmental Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, 02115, MA, USA
- Rosamund Stone Zander Translational Neuroscience Center, Boston Children’s Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, 02115, MA, USA
- Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck St, Boston, 02115, MA, USA
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- Developmental Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, 02115, MA, USA
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- Developmental Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, 02115, MA, USA
- Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck St, Boston, 02115, MA, USA
- Harvard Graduate School of Education, 13 Appian Way, Cambridge, 02138, MA, USA
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- Developmental Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, 02115, MA, USA
- Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck St, Boston, 02115, MA, USA
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Mlandu N, McCormick SA, Davel L, Zieff MR, Bradford L, Herr D, Jacobs CA, Khumalo A, Knipe C, Madi Z, Mazubane T, Methola B, Mhlakwaphalwa T, Miles M, Nabi ZG, Negota R, Nkubungu K, Pan T, Samuels R, Williams S, Williams SR, Avery T, Foster G, Donald KA, Gabard-Durnam LJ. Evaluating a novel high-density EEG sensor net structure for improving inclusivity in infants with curly or tightly coiled hair. Dev Cogn Neurosci 2024; 67:101396. [PMID: 38820695 PMCID: PMC11170222 DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2024.101396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2024] [Revised: 05/07/2024] [Accepted: 05/25/2024] [Indexed: 06/02/2024] Open
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Electroencephalography (EEG) is an important tool in the field of developmental cognitive neuroscience for indexing neural activity. However, racial biases persist in EEG research that limit the utility of this tool. One bias comes from the structure of EEG nets/caps that do not facilitate equitable data collection across hair textures and types. Recent efforts have improved EEG net/cap design, but these solutions can be time-intensive, reduce sensor density, and are more difficult to implement in younger populations. The present study focused on testing EEG sensor net designs over infancy. Specifically, we compared EEG data quality and retention between two high-density saline-based EEG sensor net designs from the same company (Magstim EGI, Whitland, UK) within the same infants during a baseline EEG paradigm. We found that within infants, the tall sensor nets resulted in lower impedances during collection, including lower impedances in the key online reference electrode for those with greater hair heights and resulted in a greater number of usable EEG channels and data segments retained during pre-processing. These results suggest that along with other best practices, the modified tall sensor net design is useful for improving data quality and retention in infant participants with curly or tightly-coiled hair.
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- Nwabisa Mlandu
- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Center for Cognitive and Brain Health, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa; Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban, South Africa
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Psychology, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa; Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa; Neuroscience Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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Giusti G, Zelič Ž, Callara AL, Sebastiani L, Santarcangelo EL. Interoception as a function of hypnotizability during rest and a heartbeat counting task. Psychophysiology 2024; 61:e14535. [PMID: 38318683 DOI: 10.1111/psyp.14535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2023] [Revised: 01/19/2024] [Accepted: 01/22/2024] [Indexed: 02/07/2024]
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The hypnotizability-related differences in morpho-functional characteristics of the insula could at least partially account for the differences in interoceptive accuracy (IA) observed between high and low hypnotizable individuals (highs, lows). Our aim was to investigate interoceptive processing in highs, lows, and medium hypnotizable individuals (mediums), who represent most of the population, during a 10-minute open eyes relaxation condition (Part 1) and three repetitions of consecutive 2-minute open eyes, closed eyes, and heartbeat counting conditions, followed by a 2-minute post-counting condition (Part 2). Electrocardiogram and electroencephalogram were recorded in 14 highs, 14 mediums, and 18 lows, classified according to the Stanford Hypnotic Susceptibility Scale: Form A. Heartbeat-evoked cortical potentials (HEP) were extracted throughout the entire session, and IA index was obtained for the heartbeat counting task (HCT). In Part 1, significant hypnotizability-related differences were observed in the right central region in both early and late HEP components, with lows showing positive amplitudes and highs/mediums showing negative amplitudes. In Part 2, the same group differences were limited to the early component. Moreover, in the left frontal regions, only mediums modified their HEP during the counting task with respect to the open/closed eyes conditions, whereas highs displayed HEP differences between counting and post-counting rest. HCT did not show significant group differences. In conclusion, highs and mediums seem to be more similar than mediums and lows regarding HEP, despite the absence of significant differences in HCT. Nonetheless, a negative correlation between hypnotizability scores and HEP amplitudes was observed in the regions showing group differences.
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- Gioia Giusti
- Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
- Department of Physics, University of Trento, Trento, Italy
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- Department of Information Engineering, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
- Research Center "E. Piaggio", University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
- Institute of Information Science and Technologies "Alessandro Faedo" (ISTI-CNR), Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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Zhang G, Garrett DR, Luck SJ. Optimal filters for ERP research II: Recommended settings for seven common ERP components. Psychophysiology 2024; 61:e14530. [PMID: 38282093 PMCID: PMC11096077 DOI: 10.1111/psyp.14530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2023] [Revised: 01/09/2024] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 01/30/2024]
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In research with event-related potentials (ERPs), aggressive filters can substantially improve the signal-to-noise ratio and maximize statistical power, but they can also produce significant waveform distortion. Although this tradeoff has been well documented, the field lacks recommendations for filter cutoffs that quantitatively address both of these competing considerations. To fill this gap, we quantified the effects of a broad range of low-pass filter and high-pass filter cutoffs for seven common ERP components (P3b, N400, N170, N2pc, mismatch negativity, error-related negativity, and lateralized readiness potential) recorded from a set of neurotypical young adults. We also examined four common scoring methods (mean amplitude, peak amplitude, peak latency, and 50% area latency). For each combination of component and scoring methods, we quantified the effects of filtering on data quality (noise level and signal-to-noise ratio) and waveform distortion. This led to recommendations for optimal low-pass and high-pass filter cutoffs. We repeated the analyses after adding artificial noise to provide recommendations for data sets with moderately greater noise levels. For researchers who are analyzing data with similar ERP components, noise levels, and participant populations, using the recommended filter settings should lead to improved data quality and statistical power without creating problematic waveform distortion.
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- Guanghui Zhang
- Center for Mind & Brain, University of California-Davis, Davis, California, USA
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- Center for Mind & Brain, University of California-Davis, Davis, California, USA
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- Center for Mind & Brain, University of California-Davis, Davis, California, USA
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Cannard C, Delorme A, Wahbeh H. HRV and EEG correlates of well-being using ultra-short, portable, and low-cost measurements. PROGRESS IN BRAIN RESEARCH 2024; 287:91-109. [PMID: 39097360 DOI: 10.1016/bs.pbr.2024.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/05/2024]
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Wearable electroencephalography (EEG) and electrocardiography (ECG) devices may offer a non-invasive, user-friendly, and cost-effective approach for assessing well-being (WB) in real-world settings. However, challenges remain in dealing with signal artifacts (such as environmental noise and movements) and identifying robust biomarkers. We evaluated the feasibility of using portable hardware to identify potential EEG and heart-rate variability (HRV) correlates of WB. We collected simultaneous ultrashort (2-min) EEG and ECG data from 60 individuals in real-world settings using a wrist ECG electrode connected to a 4-channel wearable EEG headset. These data were processed, assessed for signal quality, and analyzed using the open-source EEGLAB BrainBeats plugin to extract several theory-driven metrics as potential correlates of WB. Namely, the individual alpha frequency (IAF), frontal and posterior alpha asymmetry, and signal entropy for EEG. SDNN, the low/high frequency (LF/HF) ratio, the Poincaré SD1/SD2 ratio, and signal entropy for HRV. We assessed potential associations between these features and the main WB dimensions (hedonic, eudaimonic, global, physical, and social) implementing a pairwise correlation approach, robust Spearman's correlations, and corrections for multiple comparisons. Only eight files showed poor signal quality and were excluded from the analysis. Eudaimonic (psychological) WB was positively correlated with SDNN and the LF/HF ratio. EEG posterior alpha asymmetry was positively correlated with Physical WB (i.e., sleep and pain levels). No relationships were found with the other metrics, or between EEG and HRV metrics. These physiological metrics enable a quick, objective assessment of well-being in real-world settings using scalable, user-friendly tools.
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- Cédric Cannard
- Centre de Recherche Cerveau et Cognition (CerCo), CNRS, Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France; Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS), Petaluma, CA, United States
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- Centre de Recherche Cerveau et Cognition (CerCo), CNRS, Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France; Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS), Petaluma, CA, United States; Swartz Center of Computational Neuroscience (SCCN), University of California San Diego (UCSD), La Jolla, CA, United States
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- Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS), Petaluma, CA, United States; Department of Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, United States.
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Arutiunian V, Santhosh M, Neuhaus E, Borland H, Tompkins C, Bernier RA, Bookheimer SY, Dapretto M, Gupta AR, Jack A, Jeste S, McPartland JC, Naples A, Van Horn JD, Pelphrey KA, Webb SJ. The relationship between gamma-band neural oscillations and language skills in youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder and their first-degree relatives. Mol Autism 2024; 15:19. [PMID: 38711098 PMCID: PMC11075235 DOI: 10.1186/s13229-024-00598-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2023] [Accepted: 04/18/2024] [Indexed: 05/08/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Most children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have co-occurring language impairments and some of these autism-specific language difficulties are also present in their non-autistic first-degree relatives. One of the possible neural mechanisms associated with variability in language functioning is alterations in cortical gamma-band oscillations, hypothesized to be related to neural excitation and inhibition balance. METHODS We used a high-density 128-channel electroencephalography (EEG) to register brain response to speech stimuli in a large sex-balanced sample of participants: 125 youth with ASD, 121 typically developing (TD) youth, and 40 unaffected siblings (US) of youth with ASD. Language skills were assessed with Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals. RESULTS First, during speech processing, we identified significantly elevated gamma power in ASD participants compared to TD controls. Second, across all youth, higher gamma power was associated with lower language skills. Finally, the US group demonstrated an intermediate profile in both language and gamma power, with nonverbal IQ mediating the relationship between gamma power and language skills. LIMITATIONS We only focused on one of the possible neural contributors to variability in language functioning. Also, the US group consisted of a smaller number of participants in comparison to the ASD or TD groups. Finally, due to the timing issue in EEG system we have provided only non-phase-locked analysis. CONCLUSIONS Autistic youth showed elevated gamma power, suggesting higher excitation in the brain in response to speech stimuli and elevated gamma power was related to lower language skills. The US group showed an intermediate pattern of gamma activity, suggesting that the broader autism phenotype extends to neural profiles.
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- Vardan Arutiunian
- Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development, Seattle Children's Research Institute, 1920 Terry Ave., Seattle, WA, 98101, USA
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- Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development, Seattle Children's Research Institute, 1920 Terry Ave., Seattle, WA, 98101, USA
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- Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development, Seattle Children's Research Institute, 1920 Terry Ave., Seattle, WA, 98101, USA
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
- Institute of Human Development and Disability, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development, Seattle Children's Research Institute, 1920 Terry Ave., Seattle, WA, 98101, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
- Institute of Human Development and Disability, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Center for Autism Research and Treatment, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Center for Autism Research and Treatment, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
- Yale Child Study Center, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
- Department of Neuroscience, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Psychology, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Yale Child Study Center, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- School of Data Science, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development, Seattle Children's Research Institute, 1920 Terry Ave., Seattle, WA, 98101, USA.
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
- Institute of Human Development and Disability, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
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Desowska A, Coffman S, Kim I, Underwood E, Tao A, Lopez KL, Nelson CA, Hensch TK, Gabard-Durnam L, Cornelissen L, Berde CB. Neurodevelopment of children exposed to prolonged anesthesia in infancy: GABA study interim analysis of resting-state brain networks at 2, 4, and 10-months old. Neuroimage Clin 2024; 42:103614. [PMID: 38754325 PMCID: PMC11126539 DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2024.103614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2024] [Revised: 04/30/2024] [Accepted: 05/03/2024] [Indexed: 05/18/2024]
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BACKGROUND Previous studies have raised concerns regarding neurodevelopmental impacts of early exposures to general anesthesia and surgery. Electroencephalography (EEG) can be used to study ontogeny of brain networks during infancy. As a substudy of an ongoing study, we examined measures of functional connectivity in awake infants with prior early and prolonged anesthetic exposures and in control infants. METHODS EEG functional connectivity was assessed using debiased weighted phase lag index at source and sensor levels and graph theoretical measures for resting state activity in awake infants in the early anesthesia (n = 26 at 10 month visit, median duration of anesthesia = 4 [2, 7 h]) and control (n = 38 at 10 month visit) groups at ages approximately 2, 4 and 10 months. Theta and low alpha frequency bands were of primary interest. Linear mixed models incorporated impact of age and cumulative hours of general anesthesia exposure. RESULTS Models showed no significant impact of cumulative hours of general anesthesia exposure on debiased weighted phase lag index, characteristic path length, clustering coefficient or small-worldness (conditional R2 0.05-0.34). An effect of age was apparent in many of these measures. CONCLUSIONS We could not demonstrate significant impact of general anesthesia in the first months of life on early development of resting state brain networks over the first postnatal year. Future studies will explore these networks as these infants grow older.
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- Adela Desowska
- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care & Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care & Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care & Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care & Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care & Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Center for Cognitive and Brain Health, Northeastern University, Boston, USA
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- Laboratories of Cognitive Neurosciences, Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center, Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care & Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care & Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.
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Geiger M, Hurewitz SR, Pawlowski K, Baumer NT, Wilkinson CL. Alterations in aperiodic and periodic EEG activity in young children with Down syndrome. MEDRXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR HEALTH SCIENCES 2024:2024.05.01.24306729. [PMID: 38746335 PMCID: PMC11092732 DOI: 10.1101/2024.05.01.24306729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2024]
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Down syndrome is the most common cause of intellectual disability, yet little is known about the neurobiological pathways leading to cognitive impairments. Electroencephalographic (EEG) measures are commonly used to study neurodevelopmental disorders, but few studies have focused on young children with DS. Here we assess resting state EEG data collected from toddlers/preschoolers with DS (n=29, age 13-48 months old) and compare their aperiodic and periodic EEG features with both age-matched (n=29) and cognitive-matched (n=58) comparison groups. DS participants exhibited significantly reduced aperiodic slope, increased periodic theta power, and decreased alpha peak amplitude. A majority of DS participants displayed a prominent peak in the theta range, whereas a theta peak was not present in age-matched participants. Overall, similar findings were also observed when comparing DS and cognitive-matched groups, suggesting that EEG differences are not explained by delayed cognitive ability.
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Elansary M, Wei WS, Pierce LJ, McCoy DC, Nelson CA. Association of Neighborhood Opportunity with Infant Brain Activity and Cognitive Development. J Dev Behav Pediatr 2024; 45:e217-e224. [PMID: 38347666 DOI: 10.1097/dbp.0000000000001249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2023] [Accepted: 11/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/22/2024]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage is associated with lower neurocognitive scores and differences in brain structure among school-age children. Associations between positive neighborhood characteristics, infant brain activity, and cognitive development are underexplored. We examined direct and indirect associations between neighborhood opportunity, brain activity, and cognitive development. METHODS This longitudinal cohort study included infants from 2 primary care clinics in Boston and Los Angeles. Using a sample of 65 infants, we estimated path models to examine associations between neighborhood opportunity (measured by the Child Opportunity Index), infant electroencephalography (EEG) at 6 months, and infant cognitive development (measured using the Mullen Scales of Early Learning) at 12 months. A mediation model tested whether EEG power explained associations between neighborhood opportunity and infant cognition. RESULTS Neighborhood opportunity positively predicted infant absolute EEG power across multiple frequency bands: low ( b = 0.12, 95% CI 0.01-0.24, p = 0.04, = 0.21); high ( b = 0.11, 95% CI 0.01-0.21, p = 0.03, = 0.23); ( b = 0.10, 95% CI 0.00-0.19, p = 0.04, = 0.20); and ( b = 0.12, 95% CI 0.02-0.22, p = 0.02, = 0.24). The results remained statistically significant after applying a Benjamini-Hochberg false discovery rate of 0.10 to adjust for multiple comparisons. No significant associations emerged between neighborhood opportunity, relative EEG power, and infant cognition. Mediation was not significant. CONCLUSION Neighborhood opportunity is positively associated with some forms of infant brain activity, suggesting that positive neighborhood characteristics may play a salient role in early development.
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- Mei Elansary
- Department of Pediatrics, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA
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- Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, MA
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- Department of Psychology, York University, Toronto, Canada
- Division of Developmental Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA; and
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- Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, MA
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- Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, MA
- Division of Developmental Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA; and
- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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Nwakamma MC, Stillman AM, Gabard-Durnam LJ, Cavanagh JF, Hillman CH, Morris TP. Slowing of Parameterized Resting-State Electroencephalography After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. Neurotrauma Rep 2024; 5:448-461. [PMID: 38666007 PMCID: PMC11044859 DOI: 10.1089/neur.2024.0004] [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] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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Reported changes in electroencephalography (EEG)-derived spectral power after mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) remains inconsistent across existing literature. However, this may be a result of previous analyses depending solely on observing spectral power within traditional canonical frequency bands rather than accounting for the aperiodic activity within the collected neural signal. Therefore, the aim of this study was to test for differences in rhythmic and arrhythmic time series across the brain, and in the cognitively relevant frontoparietal (FP) network, and observe whether those differences were associated with cognitive recovery post-mTBI. Resting-state electroencephalography (rs-EEG) was collected from 88 participants (56 mTBI and 32 age- and sex-matched healthy controls) within 14 days of injury for the mTBI participants. A battery of executive function (EF) tests was collected at the first session with follow-up metrics collected approximately 2 and 4 months after the initial visit. After spectral parameterization, a significant between-group difference in aperiodic-adjusted alpha center peak frequency within the FP network was observed, where a slowing of alpha peak frequency was found in the mTBI group in comparison to the healthy controls. This slowing of week 2 (collected within 2 weeks of injury) aperiodic-adjusted alpha center peak frequency within the FP network was associated with increased EF over time (evaluated using executive composite scores) post-mTBI. These findings suggest alpha center peak frequency within the FP network as a candidate prognostic marker of EF recovery and may inform clinical rehabilitative methods post-mTBI.
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- Mark C. Nwakamma
- Department of Physical Therapy Human Movement Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Center for Cognitive and Brain Health, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Center for Cognitive and Brain Health, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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- Department of Physical Therapy Human Movement Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Department of Psychology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Center for Cognitive and Brain Health, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Physical Therapy Human Movement Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Center for Cognitive and Brain Health, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Department of Applied Psychology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Malandrone F, Catrambone V, Carletto S, Rossini PG, Coletti Moja M, Oliva F, Pagani M, Valenza G, Ostacoli L. Restoring bottom-up communication in brain-heart interplay after trauma-focused psychotherapy in breast cancer patients with post-traumatic stress disorder. J Affect Disord 2024; 351:143-150. [PMID: 38281599 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.01.172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Revised: 05/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 01/30/2024]
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BACKGROUND The psychological impact of breast cancer (BC) is substantial, with a significant number of patients (up to 32 %) experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Exploring the emotional aspects of PTSD through the functional brain-heart interplay (BHI) offers valuable insights into the condition. BHI examines the functional interactions between cortical and sympathovagal dynamics. This study aims to investigate changes in functional directional BHI after trauma-focused (TF) psychotherapy, specifically Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), in comparison to treatment as usual (TAU) among BC patients with PTSD. To our knowledge, this study represents the first examination of such changes. METHODS We enrolled thirty BC patients who met the criteria for a PTSD diagnosis, with fourteen receiving EMDR and fifteen receiving TAU over a two- to three-month period. We analyzed changes in the emotional response during a script-driven imagery setting. Quantification of the functional interplay between EEG and sympathovagal dynamics was achieved using the synthetic data generation model (SDG) on electroencephalographic (EEG) and heartbeat series. Our focus was on the difference in the BHI index extracted at baseline and post-treatment. RESULTS We found statistically significant higher coupling in the heart-to-brain direction in patients treated with EMDR compared to controls. This suggests that the flow of information from the autonomic nervous system to the central nervous system is restored following EMDR-induced recovery from PTSD. Furthermore, we observed a significant correlation between improvements in PTSD symptoms and an increase in functional BHI after EMDR treatment. CONCLUSIONS TF psychotherapy, particularly EMDR, appears to facilitate the restoration of the bottom-up flow of interoceptive information, which is dysfunctional in patients with PTSD. The application of BHI analysis to the study of PTSD not only aids in identifying biomarkers of the disorder but also enhances our understanding of the changes brought about by TF treatments.
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- F Malandrone
- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Italy
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- NeuroCardiovascular Intelligence Lab, Department of Information Engineering & Research Centre "E. Piaggio", School of Engineering, University of Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Italy.
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Italy
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- Neurology Department, Ospedale degli Infermi, Ponderano, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Italy
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- Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Rome, Italy
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- NeuroCardiovascular Intelligence Lab, Department of Information Engineering & Research Centre "E. Piaggio", School of Engineering, University of Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Italy
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Catrambone V, Candia‐Rivera D, Valenza G. Intracortical brain-heart interplay: An EEG model source study of sympathovagal changes. Hum Brain Mapp 2024; 45:e26677. [PMID: 38656080 PMCID: PMC11041380 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.26677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2023] [Revised: 02/18/2024] [Accepted: 03/23/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024] Open
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The interplay between cerebral and cardiovascular activity, known as the functional brain-heart interplay (BHI), and its temporal dynamics, have been linked to a plethora of physiological and pathological processes. Various computational models of the brain-heart axis have been proposed to estimate BHI non-invasively by taking advantage of the time resolution offered by electroencephalograph (EEG) signals. However, investigations into the specific intracortical sources responsible for this interplay have been limited, which significantly hampers existing BHI studies. This study proposes an analytical modeling framework for estimating the BHI at the source-brain level. This analysis relies on the low-resolution electromagnetic tomography sources localization from scalp electrophysiological recordings. BHI is then quantified as the functional correlation between the intracortical sources and cardiovascular dynamics. Using this approach, we aimed to evaluate the reliability of BHI estimates derived from source-localized EEG signals as compared with prior findings from neuroimaging methods. The proposed approach is validated using an experimental dataset gathered from 32 healthy individuals who underwent standard sympathovagal elicitation using a cold pressor test. Additional resting state data from 34 healthy individuals has been analysed to assess robustness and reproducibility of the methodology. Experimental results not only confirmed previous findings on activation of brain structures affecting cardiac dynamics (e.g., insula, amygdala, hippocampus, and anterior and mid-cingulate cortices) but also provided insights into the anatomical bases of brain-heart axis. In particular, we show that the bidirectional activity of electrophysiological pathways of functional brain-heart communication increases during cold pressure with respect to resting state, mainly targeting neural oscillations in theδ $$ \delta $$ ,β $$ \beta $$ , andγ $$ \gamma $$ bands. The proposed approach offers new perspectives for the investigation of functional BHI that could also shed light on various pathophysiological conditions.
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- Vincenzo Catrambone
- Neurocardiovascular Intelligence Laboratory & Department of Information Engineering & Bioengineering and Robotics Research Center, E. Piaggio, School of EngineeringUniversity of PisaPisaItaly
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- Sorbonne Université, Paris Brain Institute (ICM), INRIA, CNRS, INSERM, AP‐HP, Hôpital Pitié‐SalpêtriŕeParisFrance
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- Neurocardiovascular Intelligence Laboratory & Department of Information Engineering & Bioengineering and Robotics Research Center, E. Piaggio, School of EngineeringUniversity of PisaPisaItaly
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Mukerji CE, Wilson JS, Wilkinson CL, Krol MA, Nelson CA, Tager-Flusberg H. Resting Frontal Gamma Power is Associated with Both Expressive Language and Non-verbal Cognitive Abilities in Young Autistic Children. J Autism Dev Disord 2024:10.1007/s10803-024-06308-3. [PMID: 38607475 DOI: 10.1007/s10803-024-06308-3] [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] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 04/13/2024]
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Previous research links resting frontal gamma power to key developmental outcomes in young neurotypical (NT) children and infants at risk for language impairment. However, it remains unclear whether gamma power is specifically associated with language or with more general cognitive abilities among young children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The current study evaluates differences in resting frontal gamma power between young autistic and NT children and tests whether gamma power is uniquely associated with individual differences in expressive language, receptive language and non-verbal cognitive abilities in autistic and NT children. Participants included 48 autistic children and 58 age- and sex-matched NT children (ages 22-60 months). Baseline electroencephalography (EEG) recordings were acquired from each participant. Children also completed the Mullen Scales of Early Learning (MSEL). We found that frontal gamma power at rest did not differ between autistic and NT children. Among autistic children, reduced frontal gamma power was significantly associated with both higher expressive language skills and higher non-verbal cognitive skills, controlling for age and sex. The interaction between frontal gamma power and diagnostic status no longer explained unique variance in expressive language skills after controlling for variance associated with non-verbal cognitive skills across autistic and NT children. Together, these findings suggest that reduced gamma power is associated with both better expressive language and non-verbal cognitive skills among young autistic children. Moreover, associations between high frequency neural activity and cognition are not specific to verbal abilities but reflect neural mechanisms associated with general higher-order cognitive abilities in ASD.
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- Cora E Mukerji
- Department of Psychology, Bryn Mawr College, 101 N Merion Ave, Bryn Mawr, PA, 19010, USA
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Harvard Medical School & Harvard Graduate School of Education, Boston, MA, USA
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- Donders Institute, Radboudumc, Kapittelweg 29, 6525 EN, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Harvard Medical School & Harvard Graduate School of Education, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.
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Candia‐Rivera D, Vidailhet M, Chavez M, De Vico Fallani F. A framework for quantifying the coupling between brain connectivity and heartbeat dynamics: Insights into the disrupted network physiology in Parkinson's disease. Hum Brain Mapp 2024; 45:e26668. [PMID: 38520378 PMCID: PMC10960553 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.26668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2023] [Revised: 03/07/2024] [Accepted: 03/12/2024] [Indexed: 03/25/2024] Open
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Parkinson's disease (PD) often shows disrupted brain connectivity and autonomic dysfunctions, progressing alongside with motor and cognitive decline. Recently, PD has been linked to a reduced sensitivity to cardiac inputs, that is, cardiac interoception. Altogether, those signs suggest that PD causes an altered brain-heart connection whose mechanisms remain unclear. Our study aimed to explore the large-scale network disruptions and the neurophysiology of disrupted interoceptive mechanisms in PD. We focused on examining the alterations in brain-heart coupling in PD and their potential connection to motor symptoms. We developed a proof-of-concept method to quantify relationships between the co-fluctuations of brain connectivity and cardiac sympathetic and parasympathetic activities. We quantified the brain-heart couplings from electroencephalogram and electrocardiogram recordings from PD patients on and off dopaminergic medication, as well as in healthy individuals at rest. Our results show that the couplings of fluctuating alpha and gamma connectivity with cardiac sympathetic dynamics are reduced in PD patients, as compared to healthy individuals. Furthermore, we show that PD patients under dopamine medication recover part of the brain-heart coupling, in proportion with the reduced motor symptoms. Our proposal offers a promising approach to unveil the physiopathology of PD and promoting the development of new evaluation methods for the early stages of the disease.
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- Diego Candia‐Rivera
- Sorbonne Université, Paris Brain Institute (ICM), Inria Paris, CNRS UMR7225, INSERM U1127, AP‐HP Hôpital Pitié‐SalpêtrièreParisFrance
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- Sorbonne Université, Paris Brain Institute (ICM)—Team “Movement Investigations and Therapeutics” (MOV'IT), CNRS UMR7225, INSERM U1127, AP‐HP Hôpital Pitié‐SalpêtrièreParisFrance
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- Sorbonne Université, Paris Brain Institute (ICM), Inria Paris, CNRS UMR7225, INSERM U1127, AP‐HP Hôpital Pitié‐SalpêtrièreParisFrance
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- Sorbonne Université, Paris Brain Institute (ICM), Inria Paris, CNRS UMR7225, INSERM U1127, AP‐HP Hôpital Pitié‐SalpêtrièreParisFrance
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Labonte-LeMoyne E, Cameron AF, Sénécal S, Fredette M, Faubert J, Lepore F, Léger PM. What's that on Your Phone? Effects of Mobile Device Task Type on Pedestrian Performance. HUMAN FACTORS 2024; 66:1068-1080. [PMID: 36426775 PMCID: PMC10900866 DOI: 10.1177/00187208221141175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND The number of accidents due to distracted pedestrian is on the rise and many governments and institutions are enacting public policies which restrict texting while walking. However, pedestrians do more than just texting when they use their mobile devices on the go. OBJECTIVE Exploring pedestrian multitasking, this paper aims to examine the effects of mobile device task type on pedestrian performance outcomes. METHOD We performed two studies in lab simulations where 78 participants were asked to perform different tasks on a mobile device (playing a game, reading, writing an email, texting one person, group texting) while performing a pedestrian visual discrimination task while either standing or walking on a treadmill. Behavioral performance as well as neurophysiological data are collected. RESULTS Results show that compared to a no-phone control, multitasking with any of the tasks on a mobile device leads to poor performance on a pedestrian visual discrimination task. Playing a game is the most cognitively demanding task and leads to the greatest performance degradation. CONCLUSION Our studies show that multitasking with a mobile device has the potential to negatively impact pedestrian safety, regardless of task type. However, the impacts of different mobile device tasks are not all equivalent. More research is needed to tease out the different effects of these various tasks and to design mobile applications which effectively and safely capture pedestrians' attention. APPLICATION Public policy, infrastructure, and smart technologies can be used to mitigate the negative effects of mobile multitasking. A more thorough understanding of mobile device task-specific factors at play can help tailor these counter-measures to better aid distracted pedestrians.
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Edmunds SR, Jones A, Braverman Y, Fogler J, Rowland K, Faja SK. Irritability as a Transdiagnostic Risk Factor for Functional Impairment in Autistic and Non-autistic Toddlers and Preschoolers. Res Child Adolesc Psychopathol 2024; 52:551-565. [PMID: 38060090 DOI: 10.1007/s10802-023-01150-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/02/2023] [Indexed: 12/08/2023]
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Trait irritability in toddlerhood is a powerful risk factor for later internalizing and externalizing challenges in non-autistic children, but the predictive clinical utility of irritability is unknown in autism. Irritability is a trait-level emotional response (i.e., frustration) to a blocked goal and is one source of disruptive behavior. Irritability has two facets: Frustration is the degree to which emotion is elevated after a blocked goal, while soothability is the rate of recovery from peak distress. We aimed to: (1) compare and describe the two facets of irritability in non-autistic and young autistic children, and (2) assess whether children's reward sensitivity and executive function moderate the relation between irritability and clinical symptoms. Participants were 90 autistic (n=43) and non-autistic (n = 47) 2- and 4-year-olds. Autistic children did not have different levels of frustration but were more difficult to soothe compared to non-autistic children, according to parents. Further, frustration and soothability were less strongly correlated for autistic compared to non-autistic children. For all children, executive function (specifically, inhibition) moderated, or ameliorated the strength of, the relation between irritability (both soothability and frustration) and externalizing challenges. This study provides evidence for irritability as a transdiagnostic risk factor for clinically significant emotion regulation challenges. Further, the effect of trait irritability may be ameliorated by children's executive function in a transdiagnostic manner. Future work should examine the unique aspects of soothability to how irritability presents within autism, as well as evaluate and modify emotion regulation interventions for autistic toddlers and preschoolers.
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- Sarah R Edmunds
- Department of Psychology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA.
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- Division of Developmental Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Developmental Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental & Related Disabilities, Institute for Community Inclusion, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
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- Division of Developmental Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Departments of Pediatrics & Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Hermann B, Candia‐Rivera D, Sharshar T, Gavaret M, Diehl J, Cariou A, Benghanem S. Aberrant brain-heart coupling is associated with the severity of post cardiac arrest brain injury. Ann Clin Transl Neurol 2024; 11:866-882. [PMID: 38243640 PMCID: PMC11021613 DOI: 10.1002/acn3.52000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2023] [Accepted: 12/24/2023] [Indexed: 01/21/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVE To investigate autonomic nervous system activity measured by brain-heart interactions in comatose patients after cardiac arrest in relation to the severity and prognosis of hypoxic-ischemic brain injury. METHODS Strength and complexity of bidirectional interactions between EEG frequency bands (delta, theta, and alpha) and ECG heart rate variability frequency bands (low frequency, LF and high frequency, HF) were computed using a synthetic data generation model. Primary outcome was the severity of brain injury, assessed by (i) standardized qualitative EEG classification, (ii) somatosensory evoked potentials (N20), and (iii) neuron-specific enolase levels. Secondary outcome was the 3-month neurological status, assessed by the Cerebral Performance Category score [good (1-2) vs. poor outcome (3-4-5)]. RESULTS Between January 2007 and July 2021, 181 patients were admitted to ICU for a resuscitated cardiac arrest. Poor neurological outcome was observed in 134 patients (74%). Qualitative EEG patterns suggesting high severity were associated with decreased LF/HF. Severity of EEG changes were proportional to higher absolute values of brain-to-heart coupling strength (p < 0.02 for all brain-to-heart frequencies) and lower values of alpha-to-HF complexity (p = 0.049). Brain-to-heart coupling strength was significantly higher in patients with bilateral absent N20 and correlated with neuron-specific enolase levels at Day 3. This aberrant brain-to-heart coupling (increased strength and decreased complexity) was also associated with 3-month poor neurological outcome. INTERPRETATION Our results suggest that autonomic dysfunctions may well represent hypoxic-ischemic brain injury post cardiac arrest pathophysiology. These results open avenues for integrative monitoring of autonomic functioning in critical care patients.
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- Bertrand Hermann
- Faculté de MédecineUniversité Paris CitéParisFrance
- Medical Intensive Care UnitHEGP Hospital, Assistance Publique ‐ Hôpitaux de Paris‐Centre (APHP.Centre)ParisFrance
- INSERM UMR 1266, Institut de Psychiatrie et Neurosciences de Paris (IPNP)Université Paris CitéParisFrance
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- Sorbonne Université, Paris Brain Institute (ICM), INRIA, CNRS UMR 722, INSERM U1127, AP‐HP Hôpital Pitié‐SalpêtrièreParisFrance
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- Faculté de MédecineUniversité Paris CitéParisFrance
- INSERM UMR 1266, Institut de Psychiatrie et Neurosciences de Paris (IPNP)Université Paris CitéParisFrance
- GHU Paris Psychiatrie Neurosciences, Service hospitalo‐universitaire de Neuro‐anesthésie réanimationParisFrance
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- Faculté de MédecineUniversité Paris CitéParisFrance
- INSERM UMR 1266, Institut de Psychiatrie et Neurosciences de Paris (IPNP)Université Paris CitéParisFrance
- Neurophysiology and Epileptology DepartmentGHU Paris Psychiatrie et NeurosciencesParisFrance
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- Faculté de MédecineUniversité Paris CitéParisFrance
- Medical Intensive Care UnitHEGP Hospital, Assistance Publique ‐ Hôpitaux de Paris‐Centre (APHP.Centre)ParisFrance
- Université Paris Cité, INSERM, Innovative Therapies in HaemostasisParisFrance
- Biosurgical Research Lab (Carpentier Foundation)ParisFrance
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- Faculté de MédecineUniversité Paris CitéParisFrance
- Medical Intensive Care UnitCochin Hospital, Assistance Publique ‐ Hôpitaux de Paris‐Centre (APHP‐Centre)ParisFrance
- Paris‐Cardiovascular‐Research‐CenterINSERM U970ParisFrance
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- Faculté de MédecineUniversité Paris CitéParisFrance
- INSERM UMR 1266, Institut de Psychiatrie et Neurosciences de Paris (IPNP)Université Paris CitéParisFrance
- Medical Intensive Care UnitCochin Hospital, Assistance Publique ‐ Hôpitaux de Paris‐Centre (APHP‐Centre)ParisFrance
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Momenian M, Vaghefi M, Sadeghi H, Momtazi S, Meyer L. Language prediction in monolingual and bilingual speakers: an EEG study. Sci Rep 2024; 14:6818. [PMID: 38514713 PMCID: PMC10957906 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-57426-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2023] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 03/23/2024] Open
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Prediction of upcoming words is thought to be crucial for language comprehension. Here, we are asking whether bilingualism entails changes to the electrophysiological substrates of prediction. Prior findings leave it open whether monolingual and bilingual speakers predict upcoming words to the same extent and in the same manner. We address this issue with a naturalistic approach, employing an information-theoretic metric, surprisal, to predict and contrast the N400 brain potential in monolingual and bilingual speakers. We recruited 18 Iranian Azeri-Persian bilingual speakers and 22 Persian monolingual speakers. Subjects listened to a story in Persian while their electroencephalogram (EEG) was recorded. Bayesian item-level analysis was used. While in monolingual speakers N400 was sensitive to information-theoretic properties of both the current and previous words, in bilingual speakers N400 reflected the properties of the previous word only. Our findings show evidence for a processing delay in bilingual speakers which is consistent with prior research.
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- Mohammad Momenian
- Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, CF705, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
- Research Institute for Smart Ageing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Shiraz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Computer Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Computer Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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- Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, DE, Germany
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Catrambone V, Zallocco L, Ramoretti E, Mazzoni MR, Sebastiani L, Valenza G. Integrative neuro-cardiovascular dynamics in response to test anxiety: A brain-heart axis study. Physiol Behav 2024; 276:114460. [PMID: 38215864 DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2024.114460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2023] [Revised: 12/08/2023] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 01/14/2024]
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Test anxiety (TA), a recognized form of social anxiety, is the most prominent cause of anxiety among students and, if left unmanaged, can escalate to psychiatric disorders. TA profoundly impacts both central and autonomic nervous systems, presenting as a dual manifestation of cognitive and autonomic components. While limited studies have explored the physiological underpinnings of TA, none have directly investigated the intricate interplay between the CNS and ANS in this context. In this study, we introduce a non-invasive, integrated neuro-cardiovascular approach to comprehensively characterize the physiological responses of 27 healthy subjects subjected to test anxiety induced via a simulated exam scenario. Our experimental findings highlight that an isolated analysis of electroencephalographic and heart rate variability data fails to capture the intricate information provided by a brain-heart axis assessment, which incorporates an analysis of the dynamic interaction between the brain and heart. With respect to resting state, the simulated examination induced a decrease in the neural control onto heartbeat dynamics at all frequencies, while the studying condition induced a decrease in the ascending heart-to-brain interplay at EEG oscillations up to 12Hz. This underscores the significance of adopting a multisystem perspective in understanding the complex and especially functional directional mechanisms underlying test anxiety.
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- Vincenzo Catrambone
- Neurocardiovascular Intelligence Laboratory, Department of Information Engineering & Bioengineering and Robotics Research Center E. Piaggio, School of Engineering, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
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- Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy; Institute of Information Science and Technologies A. Faedo, ISTI-CNR, Pisa, Italy
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- Neurocardiovascular Intelligence Laboratory, Department of Information Engineering & Bioengineering and Robotics Research Center E. Piaggio, School of Engineering, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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Liu J, Liu Y, Jiang H, Zhao J, Ding X. Facial feedback manipulation influences the automatic detection of unexpected emotional body expressions. Neuropsychologia 2024; 195:108802. [PMID: 38266669 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2024.108802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2023] [Revised: 12/31/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 01/26/2024]
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Unexpected or changing facial expressions are known to be able to engage more automatic processing than frequently occurring facial expressions, thereby inducing a neural differential wave response known as expression mismatch negativity (EMMN). Recent studies have shown that EMMN can be modulated by the observer's facial feedback (i.e., feedback from their own facial movements). A similar EMMN activity has been discovered for body expressions, but thus far only a few emotion types have been investigated. It is unknown whether the EMMNs evoked by body expressions can be influenced by facial feedback. To explore this question, we recorded EEG activity of 29 participants in the reverse oddball paradigm. Here two unexamined categories of body expressions were presented, happy and sad, placed in two paired stimulus sequences: in one the happy body was presented with a probability of 80% (standards) while the sad body was presented with a probability of 20% (deviants), and in the other the probabilities were reversed. The facial feedback was manipulated by different pen holding conditions (i.e., participants holding the pen with the teeth, lips, or nondominant hand). The nonparametric cluster permutation test revealed significant happy and sad body-related EMMN (bEMMN) activities. The happy-bEMMN were more negative than sad-bEMMN within the range of 100-150 ms. Additionally, the bEMMN amplitude of both emotions is modulated by the facial feedback conditions. These results expand the range of emotional types applicable to bEMMN and provide evidence for the validity of the facial feedback hypothesis across emotional carriers.
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- Jianyi Liu
- School of Psychology, Shaanxi Normal University and Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Behavior and Cognitive Neuroscience, Xi'an, China
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- School of Psychology, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, China
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- School of Psychology, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, China
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- School of Psychology, Shaanxi Normal University and Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Behavior and Cognitive Neuroscience, Xi'an, China.
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- School of Psychology, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, China.
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Wilkinson CL, Yankowitz L, Chao JY, Gutiérrez R, Rhoades JL, Shinnar S, Purdon PL, Nelson CA. Developmental trajectories of EEG aperiodic and periodic components: Implications for understanding thalamocortical development during infancy. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2023.07.21.550114. [PMID: 37546863 PMCID: PMC10401947 DOI: 10.1101/2023.07.21.550114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/08/2023]
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The development of neural circuits has long-lasting effects on brain function, yet our understanding of early circuit development in humans remains limited. Here, periodic EEG power features and aperiodic components were examined from longitudinal EEGs collected from 592 healthy 2-44 month-old infants, revealing age-dependent nonlinear changes suggestive of distinct milestones in early brain maturation. Consistent with the transient developmental progression of thalamocortical circuitry, we observe the presence and then absence of periodic alpha and high beta peaks across the three-year period, as well as the emergence of a low beta peak (12-20Hz) after six months of age. We present preliminary evidence that the emergence of the low beta peak is associated with higher thalamocortical-dependent, anesthesia-induced alpha coherence. Together, these findings suggest that early age-dependent changes in alpha and beta periodic peaks may reflect the state of thalamocortical network development.
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- Carol L Wilkinson
- Division of Developmental Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Developmental Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Departamento de Anestesia y Medicina Perioperatoria, Hospital Clínico de la Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Program in Neuroscience, Division of Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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- Division of Developmental Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, MA, United States
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Ma S, Chen T, Jia W, Liu J, Ding S, Li P, Gan H, Zhang D, Shao S, Poo MM, Zhao M, Sun B, Jiang J. Enhanced Beta2-band Oscillations Denote Auditory Hallucination in Schizophrenia Patients and a Monkey Model of Psychosis. Neurosci Bull 2024; 40:325-338. [PMID: 37612582 PMCID: PMC10912066 DOI: 10.1007/s12264-023-01100-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2023] [Accepted: 05/10/2023] [Indexed: 08/25/2023] Open
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An electroencephalographic (EEG) signature of auditory hallucinations (AHs) is important for facilitating the diagnosis and treatment of AHs in schizophrenia. We recorded EEG from 25 schizophrenia patients with recurrent AHs. During the period of AHs, EEG recordings exhibited significantly elevated beta2-band power in the temporal region, as compared to those recorded in the absence of AHs or during stimulation with verbal sounds. We further generated methamphetamine-treated rhesus monkeys exhibiting psychosis-like behaviors, including repetitive sudden searching actions in the absence of external intrusion, suggesting the occurrence of AHs. Epidural EEG beta2-band power in the temporal region of these monkeys was enhanced immediately after methamphetamine treatment and positively correlated with the frequency of sudden searching actions. Thus, the enhancement of temporal beta2-band oscillations represents a signature for AHs in both patients and a monkey model of psychosis, and this monkey model can be used for developing closed-loop neuromodulation approaches for the treatment of refractory AHs in schizophrenia.
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- Shuo Ma
- Department of Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200020, China
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- Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200030, China
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- Shanghai Center for Brain Science and Brain-inspired Technology, Lingang Laboratory, Shanghai, 201602, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200020, China
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- University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- School of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, China
- Institute of Neuroscience, CAS Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology, CAS Key Laboratory of Primate Neurobiology, State Key Laboratory of Neuroscience, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200031, China
- Shanghai Center for Brain Science and Brain-Inspired Intelligence Technology, Lingang Laboratory, Shanghai, 201210, China
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- Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200030, China
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- Fuyang Third People's Hospital, Fuyang Mental Health Center, Fuyang, 236052, China
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- Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200030, China
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- Shanghai Center for Brain Science and Brain-inspired Technology, Lingang Laboratory, Shanghai, 201602, China
- School of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, China
- Institute of Neuroscience, CAS Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology, CAS Key Laboratory of Primate Neurobiology, State Key Laboratory of Neuroscience, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200031, China
- Shanghai Center for Brain Science and Brain-Inspired Intelligence Technology, Lingang Laboratory, Shanghai, 201210, China
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- Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200030, China.
- Institute of Neuroscience, CAS Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology, CAS Key Laboratory of Primate Neurobiology, State Key Laboratory of Neuroscience, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200031, China.
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Psychotic Disorders, Shanghai, 200030, China.
- Institute of Psychological and Behavioral Science, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200030, China.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200020, China.
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- Shanghai Center for Brain Science and Brain-inspired Technology, Lingang Laboratory, Shanghai, 201602, China.
- Shanghai Quanlan Technology Co., Ltd, Shanghai, 201602, China.
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Kulke L. Coregistration of EEG and eye-tracking in infants and developing populations. Atten Percept Psychophys 2024:10.3758/s13414-024-02857-y. [PMID: 38388851 DOI: 10.3758/s13414-024-02857-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/06/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024]
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Infants cannot be instructed where to look; therefore, infant researchers rely on observation of their participant's gaze to make inferences about their cognitive processes. They therefore started studying infant attention in the real world from early on. Developmental researchers were early adopters of methods combining observations of gaze and behaviour with electroencephalography (EEG) to study attention and other cognitive functions. However, the direct combination of eye-tracking methods and EEG to test infants is still rare, as it includes specific challenges. The current article reviews the development of co-registration research in infancy. It points out specific challenges of co-registration in infant research and suggests ways to overcome them. It ends with recommendations for implementing the co-registration of EEG and eye-tracking in infant research to maximise the benefits of the two measures and their combination and to orient on Open Science principles while doing so. In summary, this work shows that the co-registration of EEG and eye-tracking in infant research can be beneficial to studying natural and real-world behaviour despite its challenges.
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- Louisa Kulke
- Department of Developmental Psychology with Educational Psychology, University of Bremen, Hochschulring 18, 28359, Bremen, Germany.
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Peisch V, Rutter TM, Sargent C, Oommen R, Stein MA, Arnett AB. Longitudinal Stability of Neural Correlates of Pediatric Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Pilot Study of Event Related Potentials and Electroencephalography. J Atten Disord 2024; 28:493-511. [PMID: 38152891 PMCID: PMC10874625 DOI: 10.1177/10870547231214983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Stability and developmental effects of electroencephalography (EEG) and event related potential (ERP) correlates of ADHD are understudied. This pilot study examined stability and developmental changes in ERP and EEG metrics of interest. METHODS Thirty-seven 7 to 11-year-old children with ADHD and 15 typically developing (TD) children completed EEG twice, 11 to 36 months apart. A series of mixed effects linear models were run to examine stability and developmental effects of EEG and ERP metrics. RESULTS Stability and developmental effects of EEG and ERP correlates of ADHD varied considerably across metrics. P3 amplitude was stable over time and showed diverging developmental trajectories across groups. Developmental differences were apparent in error related ERPs and resting aperiodic exponent. Theta-beta ratio was stable over time among all children. CONCLUSIONS Developmental trajectories of EEG and ERP correlates of ADHD are candidate diagnostic markers. Replication with larger samples is needed.
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- Virginia Peisch
- Division of Developmental Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA
- Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Division of Developmental Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA
- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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Peisch V, Arnett AB. Neural activation, cognitive control, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: Evaluating three competing etiological models. Dev Psychopathol 2024; 36:255-265. [PMID: 36345654 PMCID: PMC10164838 DOI: 10.1017/s095457942200116x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cognitive control impairments are observed across several psychiatric conditions, highlighting their role as a transdiagnostic marker. Individuals with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have difficulties with inhibition, working memory, processing speed, and attention regulation. These cognitive control impairments may either mediate or moderate the association between neurobiological vulnerabilities and phenotypic presentation in neurodevelopmental disorders. Alternately, neurocognitive vulnerabilities in ADHD may be additive, akin to a multiple deficit model. We tested the mediation, moderation, and additive models using neurocognitive data in youth with ADHD. METHODS 7-11 year-old children diagnosed with ADHD (n = 75) and control children (n = 29) completed EEG recordings and neuropsychological testing (full scale IQ; cognitive control). Caregivers provided ADHD symptom ratings. Correlations and linear regression analyses were completed to examine the associations among cortical functioning (aperiodic slope), cognitive control, and ADHD symptoms. RESULTS We found support for an additive model wherein vulnerabilities in aperiodic slope, event-related potentials, and cognitive control each explained unique variance in ADHD symptoms. There was some evidence that cognitive control moderates the effect of atypical cortical development on ADHD symptoms. There was no support for the mediation model. CONCLUSIONS The etiology of ADHD symptoms is multifaceted and involves multiple "hits" across neurological and cognitive-behavioral factors.
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- Virginia Peisch
- Division of Developmental Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Division of Developmental Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA
- Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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Zangeneh Soroush M, Zhao M, Jia W, Zeng Y. Loosely controlled experimental EEG datasets for higher-order cognitions in design and creativity tasks. Data Brief 2024; 52:109981. [PMID: 38152489 PMCID: PMC10751819 DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2023.109981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2023] [Revised: 12/01/2023] [Accepted: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 12/29/2023] Open
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Understanding neural mechanisms in design and creativity processes remains a challenging endeavor. To address this gap, we present two electroencephalography (EEG) datasets recorded in design and creativity experiments. We have discussed the details, similarities, differences, and corresponding cognitive tasks of the two datasets in the following sections. The design dataset (Dataset A) comprises EEG recordings of 27 participants during loosely controlled design creation experiments. Each experiment included six design problems. In each design problem, participants performed five cognitive tasks, including problem understanding, idea generation, rating idea generation, idea evaluation, and rating idea evaluation. The NASA Task Load Index was used in rating tasks. The creativity dataset (Dataset B) includes EEG signals recorded from 28 participants in creativity experiments which were based on a modified variant of the Torrance Test of Creative Thinking (TTCT-F). Participants were presented with three incomplete sketches and were asked to perform three creativity tasks for each sketch: idea generation, idea evolution, and idea evaluation. In both datasets, we structured the experiments into predefined steps, primarily to ensure participants' comfort and task clarity. This was the only control applied to the experiments. All the tasks were loosely controlled: open-ended (up to 3 min) and self-paced. 64-channel EEG signals were recorded at 500 Hz based on the international 10-10 system by the Brain Vision EEG recording system while the participants were performing their assigned tasks. EEG channels were pre-processed and finally referenced to the Cz channel to remove artifacts. EEGs were pre-processed using popular pipelines widely used in previous studies. Preprocessed EEG signals were finally segmented according to the tasks to facilitate future analyses. The EEG signals are stored in the .mat format. While the present paper mainly addresses pre-processed datasets, it also cites raw EEG recordings in the following sections. We aim to promote research and facilitate the development of experimental protocols and methodologies in design and creativity cognition by sharing these resources. There exist important points regarding the datasets which are worth mentioning. These datasets represent a novel contribution to the field, offering insights into design and creativity neurocognition. To our knowledge, publicly accessible datasets of this nature are scarce, and, to the best of our knowledge, our datasets are the first publicly available ones in design and creativity. Researchers can utilize these datasets directly or draw upon the considerations and technical insights provided to inform their studies. Furthermore, we introduce the concept of loosely controlled cognitive experiments in design and creativity cognition. These experiments strike a balance between flexibility and control, allowing participants to incubate creative ideas over extended response times while maintaining structured experimental sections. Such an approach fosters more natural data recording procedures and holds the potential to enhance the accuracy and reliability of future studies. The loosely controlled approach can be employed in future cognitive studies. This paper also conducts a comparative analysis of the two datasets, offering a holistic view of design and creativity tasks. By exploring various aspects of these cognitive processes, we provide an understanding for future researchers.
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- Morteza Zangeneh Soroush
- Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering, Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science, Concordia University, Montreal, QC H3G 2W1, Canada
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- Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering, Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science, Concordia University, Montreal, QC H3G 2W1, Canada
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- Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering, Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science, Concordia University, Montreal, QC H3G 2W1, Canada
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- Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering, Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science, Concordia University, Montreal, QC H3G 2W1, Canada
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Chung H, Wilkinson CL, Job Said A, Tager-Flusberg H, Nelson CA. Evaluating early EEG correlates of restricted and repetitive behaviors for toddlers with or without autism. RESEARCH SQUARE 2024:rs.3.rs-3871138. [PMID: 38313269 PMCID: PMC10836096 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3871138/v1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2024]
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Background Restricted and repetitive behaviors (RRB) are among the primary characteristics of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Despite the potential impact on later developmental outcomes, our understanding of the neural underpinnings of RRBs is limited. Alterations in EEG alpha activity have been observed in ASD and implicated in RRBs, however, developmental changes within the alpha band requires careful methodological considerations when studying its role in brain-behavior relationships during infancy and early childhood. Novel approaches now enable the parameterization of the power spectrum into periodic and aperiodic components. This study aimed to characterize the neural correlates of RRBs in infancy by (1) comparing infant resting-state measures (periodic alpha and aperiodic activity) between infants who develop ASD, elevated likelihood infants without ASD, and low likelihood infants without ASD, and (2) evaluate whether these infant EEG measures are associated with frequency of RRBs measured at 24 months. Methods Baseline non-task related EEG data were collected from 12-to-14-month-old infants with and without elevated likelihood of autism (N=160), and periodic alpha activity (periodic alpha power, individual peak alpha frequency and amplitude), and aperiodic activity measures (aperiodic exponent) were calculated. Parent-reported RRBs were obtained at 24 months using the Repetitive Behavior Scale-Revised questionnaire. Group differences in EEG measures were evaluated using ANCOVA, and multiple linear regressions were conducted to assess relationships between EEG and RRB measures. Results No group-level differences in infant EEG measures were observed. Marginal effects analysis of linear regressions revealed significant associations within the ASD group, such that higher periodic alpha power, lower peak alpha frequency, and lower aperiodic exponent, were associated with elevated RRBs at 24 months. No significant associations were observed for non-ASD outcome groups. Limitations The sample size for ASD (N=19) was modest for examining brain-behavior relations. Larger sample sizes are needed to increase statistical power. Conclusion For infants with later ASD diagnoses, measures of alpha and aperiodic activity measured at 1-year of age were associated with later manifestation of RRBs at 2-years. Longitudinal studies are needed to elucidate whether the early trajectory of these EEG measures and their dynamic relations in development influence manifestations of RRBs in ASD.
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Bouwer FL, Háden GP, Honing H. Probing Beat Perception with Event-Related Potentials (ERPs) in Human Adults, Newborns, and Nonhuman Primates. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2024; 1455:227-256. [PMID: 38918355 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-60183-5_13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/27/2024]
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The aim of this chapter is to give an overview of how the perception of rhythmic temporal regularity such as a regular beat in music can be studied in human adults, human newborns, and nonhuman primates using event-related brain potentials (ERPs). First, we discuss different aspects of temporal structure in general, and musical rhythm in particular, and we discuss the possible mechanisms underlying the perception of regularity (e.g., a beat) in rhythm. Additionally, we highlight the importance of dissociating beat perception from the perception of other types of structure in rhythm, such as predictable sequences of temporal intervals, ordinal structure, and rhythmic grouping. In the second section of the chapter, we start with a discussion of auditory ERPs elicited by infrequent and frequent sounds: ERP responses to regularity violations, such as mismatch negativity (MMN), N2b, and P3, as well as early sensory responses to sounds, such as P1 and N1, have been shown to be instrumental in probing beat perception. Subsequently, we discuss how beat perception can be probed by comparing ERP responses to sounds in regular and irregular sequences, and by comparing ERP responses to sounds in different metrical positions in a rhythm, such as on and off the beat or on strong and weak beats. Finally, we will discuss previous research that has used the aforementioned ERPs and paradigms to study beat perception in human adults, human newborns, and nonhuman primates. In doing so, we consider the possible pitfalls and prospects of the technique, as well as future perspectives.
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- Fleur L Bouwer
- Cognitive Psychology Unit, Institute of Psychology, Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.
- Department of Psychology, Brain & Cognition, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology, Budapest, Hungary
- Department of Telecommunications and Media Informatics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary
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- Music Cognition group (MCG), Institute for Logic, Language and Computation (ILLC), Amsterdam Brain and Cognition (ABC), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Liu J, Fan T, Chen Y, Zhao J. Seeking the neural representation of statistical properties in print during implicit processing of visual words. NPJ SCIENCE OF LEARNING 2023; 8:60. [PMID: 38102191 PMCID: PMC10724295 DOI: 10.1038/s41539-023-00209-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2022] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023]
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Statistical learning (SL) plays a key role in literacy acquisition. Studies have increasingly revealed the influence of distributional statistical properties of words on visual word processing, including the effects of word frequency (lexical level) and mappings between orthography, phonology, and semantics (sub-lexical level). However, there has been scant evidence to directly confirm that the statistical properties contained in print can be directly characterized by neural activities. Using time-resolved representational similarity analysis (RSA), the present study examined neural representations of different types of statistical properties in visual word processing. From the perspective of predictive coding, an equal probability sequence with low built-in prediction precision and three oddball sequences with high built-in prediction precision were designed with consistent and three types of inconsistent (orthographically inconsistent, orthography-to-phonology inconsistent, and orthography-to-semantics inconsistent) Chinese characters as visual stimuli. In the three oddball sequences, consistent characters were set as the standard stimuli (probability of occurrence p = 0.75) and three types of inconsistent characters were set as deviant stimuli (p = 0.25), respectively. In the equal probability sequence, the same consistent and inconsistent characters were presented randomly with identical occurrence probability (p = 0.25). Significant neural representation activities of word frequency were observed in the equal probability sequence. By contrast, neural representations of sub-lexical statistics only emerged in oddball sequences where short-term predictions were shaped. These findings reveal that the statistical properties learned from long-term print environment continues to play a role in current word processing mechanisms and these mechanisms can be modulated by short-term predictions.
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- Jianyi Liu
- School of Psychology, Shaanxi Normal University, and Key Laboratory for Behavior and Cognitive Neuroscience of Shaanxi Province, Xi'an, China.
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- School of Psychology, Shaanxi Normal University, and Key Laboratory for Behavior and Cognitive Neuroscience of Shaanxi Province, Xi'an, China
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- Key laboratory of Adolescent Cyberpsychology and Behavior (CCNU), Ministry of Education, Wuhan, China
- Key laboratory of Human Development and Mental Health of Hubei Province, School of Psychology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
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- School of Psychology, Shaanxi Normal University, and Key Laboratory for Behavior and Cognitive Neuroscience of Shaanxi Province, Xi'an, China.
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Ke Y, Wang T, He F, Liu S, Ming D. Enhancing EEG-based cross-day mental workload classification using periodic component of power spectrum. J Neural Eng 2023; 20:066028. [PMID: 37995362 DOI: 10.1088/1741-2552/ad0f3d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2023] [Accepted: 11/23/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023]
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Objective. The day-to-day variability of electroencephalogram (EEG) poses a significant challenge to decode human brain activity in EEG-based passive brain-computer interfaces (pBCIs). Conventionally, a time-consuming calibration process is required to collect data from users on a new day to ensure the performance of the machine learning-based decoding model, which hinders the application of pBCIs to monitor mental workload (MWL) states in real-world settings.Approach. This study investigated the day-to-day stability of the raw power spectral density (PSD) and their periodic and aperiodic components decomposed by the Fitting Oscillations and One-Over-F algorithm. In addition, we validated the feasibility of using periodic components to improve cross-day MWL classification performance.Main results. Compared to the raw PSD (69.9% ± 18.5%) and the aperiodic component (69.4% ± 19.2%), the periodic component had better day-to-day stability and significantly higher cross-day classification accuracy (84.2% ± 11.0%).Significance. These findings indicate that periodic components of EEG have the potential to be applied in decoding brain states for more robust pBCIs.
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- Yufeng Ke
- Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
- Haihe Laboratory of Brain-computer Interaction and Human-machine Integration, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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- Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
- Haihe Laboratory of Brain-computer Interaction and Human-machine Integration, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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- Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
- Haihe Laboratory of Brain-computer Interaction and Human-machine Integration, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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- Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
- Haihe Laboratory of Brain-computer Interaction and Human-machine Integration, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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- Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
- Haihe Laboratory of Brain-computer Interaction and Human-machine Integration, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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Xu J, Wainio-Theberge S, Wolff A, Qin P, Zhang Y, She X, Wang Y, Wolman A, Smith D, Ignaszewski J, Choueiry J, Knott V, Scalabrini A, Northoff G. Culture shapes spontaneous brain dynamics - Shared versus idiosyncratic neural features among Chinese versus Canadian subjects. Soc Neurosci 2023; 18:312-330. [PMID: 37909114 DOI: 10.1080/17470919.2023.2278199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2022] [Accepted: 10/27/2023] [Indexed: 11/02/2023]
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Environmental factors, such as culture, are known to shape individual variation in brain activity including spontaneous activity, but less is known about their population-level effects. Eastern and Western cultures differ strongly in their cultural norms about relationships between individuals. For example, the collectivism, interdependence and tightness of Eastern cultures relative to the individualism, independence and looseness of Western cultures, promote interpersonal connectedness and coordination. Do such cultural contexts therefore influence the group-level variability of their cultural members' spontaneous brain activity? Using novel methods adapted from studies of inter-subject neural synchrony, we compare the group-level variability of resting state EEG dynamics in Chinese and Canadian samples. We observe that Chinese subjects show significantly higher inter-subject correlation and lower inter-subject distance in their EEG power spectra than Canadian subjects, as well as lower variability in theta power and alpha peak frequency. We demonstrate, for the first time, different relationships among subjects' resting state brain dynamics in Chinese and Canadian samples. These results point to more idiosyncratic neural dynamics among Canadian participants, compared with more shared neural features in Chinese participants.
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- Jiawei Xu
- Department of Philosophy, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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- Mind, Brain Imaging and Neuroethics Research Unit, Institute of Mental Health Research, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Mind, Brain Imaging and Neuroethics Research Unit, Institute of Mental Health Research, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Centre for Studies of Psychological Applications, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Cognitive Science, School of Psychology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Centre for Studies of Psychological Applications, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Cognitive Science, School of Psychology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Centre for Studies of Psychological Applications, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Cognitive Science, School of Psychology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Institute of Psychological Sciences, College of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Mind, Brain Imaging and Neuroethics Research Unit, Institute of Mental Health Research, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Mind, Brain Imaging and Neuroethics Research Unit, Institute of Mental Health Research, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Mind, Brain Imaging and Neuroethics Research Unit, Institute of Mental Health Research, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Institute of Mental Health Research, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- School of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Institute of Mental Health Research, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- School of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Human and Social Sciences, University of Bergamo, Bergamo, Italy
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- Mind, Brain Imaging and Neuroethics Research Unit, Institute of Mental Health Research, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Mental Health Center, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Centre for Cognition and Brain Disorders, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Catrambone V, Valenza G. Microstates of the cortical brain-heart axis. Hum Brain Mapp 2023; 44:5846-5857. [PMID: 37688575 PMCID: PMC10619395 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.26480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2022] [Revised: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 08/24/2023] [Indexed: 09/11/2023] Open
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Electroencephalographic (EEG) microstates are brain states with quasi-stable scalp topography. Whether such states extend to the body level, that is, the peripheral autonomic nerves, remains unknown. We hypothesized that microstates extend at the brain-heart axis level as a functional state of the central autonomic network. Thus, we combined the EEG and heartbeat dynamics series to estimate the directional information transfer originating in the cortex targeting the sympathovagal and parasympathetic activity oscillations and vice versa for the afferent functional direction. Data were from two groups of participants: 36 healthy volunteers who were subjected to cognitive workload induced by mental arithmetic, and 26 participants who underwent physical stress induced by a cold pressure test. All participants were healthy at the time of the study. Based on statistical testing and goodness-of-fit evaluations, we demonstrated the existence of microstates of the functional brain-heart axis, with emphasis on the cerebral cortex, since the microstates are derived from EEG. Such nervous-system microstates are spatio-temporal quasi-stable states that exclusively refer to the efferent brain-to-heart direction. We demonstrated brain-heart microstates that could be associated with specific experimental conditions as well as brain-heart microstates that are non-specific to tasks.
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- Vincenzo Catrambone
- Neurocardiovascular Intelligence Laboratory, Bioengineering and Robotics Research Center E. Piaggio, & Department of Information Engineering, School of EngineeringUniversity of PisaPisaItaly
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- Neurocardiovascular Intelligence Laboratory, Bioengineering and Robotics Research Center E. Piaggio, & Department of Information Engineering, School of EngineeringUniversity of PisaPisaItaly
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Iwane F, Billard A, Millán JDR. Inferring individual evaluation criteria for reaching trajectories with obstacle avoidance from EEG signals. Sci Rep 2023; 13:20163. [PMID: 37978205 PMCID: PMC10656489 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-47136-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2023] [Accepted: 11/09/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023] Open
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During reaching actions, the human central nerve system (CNS) generates the trajectories that optimize effort and time. When there is an obstacle in the path, we make sure that our arm passes the obstacle with a sufficient margin. This comfort margin varies between individuals. When passing a fragile object, risk-averse individuals may adopt a larger margin by following the longer path than risk-prone people do. However, it is not known whether this variation is associated with a personalized cost function used for the individual optimal control policies and how it is represented in our brain activity. This study investigates whether such individual variations in evaluation criteria during reaching results from differentiated weighting given to energy minimization versus comfort, and monitors brain error-related potentials (ErrPs) evoked when subjects observe a robot moving dangerously close to a fragile object. Seventeen healthy participants monitored a robot performing safe, daring and unsafe trajectories around a wine glass. Each participant displayed distinct evaluation criteria on the energy efficiency and comfort of robot trajectories. The ErrP-BCI outputs successfully inferred such individual variation. This study suggests that ErrPs could be used in conjunction with an optimal control approach to identify the personalized cost used by CNS. It further opens new avenues for the use of brain-evoked potential to train assistive robotic devices through the use of neuroprosthetic interfaces.
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- Fumiaki Iwane
- Learning Algorithms and Systems Laboratory (LASA), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland.
- Chandra Family Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78712, USA.
- Department of Neurology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78712, USA.
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- Learning Algorithms and Systems Laboratory (LASA), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Chandra Family Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78712, USA
- Department of Neurology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78712, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78712, USA
- Mulva Clinic for the Neurosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78712, USA
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Menn KH, Männel C, Meyer L. Phonological acquisition depends on the timing of speech sounds: Deconvolution EEG modeling across the first five years. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2023; 9:eadh2560. [PMID: 37910625 PMCID: PMC10619930 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adh2560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Accepted: 09/29/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023]
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The late development of fast brain activity in infancy restricts initial processing abilities to slow information. Nevertheless, infants acquire the short-lived speech sounds of their native language during their first year of life. Here, we trace the early buildup of the infant phoneme inventory with naturalistic electroencephalogram. We apply the recent method of deconvolution modeling to capture the emergence of the feature-based phoneme representation that is known to govern speech processing in the mature brain. Our cross-sectional analysis uncovers a gradual developmental increase in neural responses to native phonemes. Critically, infants appear to acquire those phoneme features first that extend over longer time intervals-thus meeting infants' slow processing abilities. Shorter-lived phoneme features are added stepwise, with the shortest acquired last. Our study shows that the ontogenetic acceleration of electrophysiology shapes early language acquisition by determining the duration of the acquired units.
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- Katharina H. Menn
- Research Group Language Cycles, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Stephanstr. 1a, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
- Department of Neuropsychology, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Stephanstr. 1a, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
- International Max Planck Research School on Neuroscience of Communication: Function, Structure, and Plasticity, Stephanstr 1a, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Neuropsychology, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Stephanstr. 1a, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
- Department of Audiology and Phoniatrics, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany
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- Research Group Language Cycles, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Stephanstr. 1a, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
- Clinic for Phoniatrics and Pedaudiology, University Hospital Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, 48149 Münster, Germany
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Boudewyn MA, Erickson MA, Winsler K, Ragland JD, Yonelinas A, Frank M, Silverstein SM, Gold J, MacDonald AW, Carter CS, Barch DM, Luck SJ. Managing EEG studies: How to prepare and what to do once data collection has begun. Psychophysiology 2023; 60:e14365. [PMID: 37314113 PMCID: PMC11276027 DOI: 10.1111/psyp.14365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2023] [Revised: 05/08/2023] [Accepted: 05/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
In this paper, we provide guidance for the organization and implementation of EEG studies. This work was inspired by our experience conducting a large-scale, multi-site study, but many elements could be applied to any EEG project. Section 1 focuses on study activities that take place before data collection begins. Topics covered include: establishing and training study teams, considerations for task design and piloting, setting up equipment and software, development of formal protocol documents, and planning communication strategy with all study team members. Section 2 focuses on what to do once data collection has already begun. Topics covered include: (1) how to effectively monitor and maintain EEG data quality, (2) how to ensure consistent implementation of experimental protocols, and (3) how to develop rigorous preprocessing procedures that are feasible for use in a large-scale study. Links to resources are also provided, including sample protocols, sample equipment and software tracking forms, sample code, and tutorial videos (to access resources, please visit: https://osf.io/wdrj3/).
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- Megan A. Boudewyn
- Department of Psychology, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of California, Davis, California, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, Davis, California, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of California, Davis, California, USA
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- Department of Cognitive, Linguistics and Psychological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Neuroscience and Opthamology, University of Rochester, Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, Davis, California, USA
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of California, Davis, California, USA
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Schmoigl-Tonis M, Schranz C, Müller-Putz GR. Methods for motion artifact reduction in online brain-computer interface experiments: a systematic review. Front Hum Neurosci 2023; 17:1251690. [PMID: 37920561 PMCID: PMC10619676 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2023.1251690] [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: 07/02/2023] [Accepted: 09/11/2023] [Indexed: 11/04/2023] Open
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Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) have emerged as a promising technology for enhancing communication between the human brain and external devices. Electroencephalography (EEG) is particularly promising in this regard because it has high temporal resolution and can be easily worn on the head in everyday life. However, motion artifacts caused by muscle activity, fasciculation, cable swings, or magnetic induction pose significant challenges in real-world BCI applications. In this paper, we present a systematic review of methods for motion artifact reduction in online BCI experiments. Using the PRISMA filter method, we conducted a comprehensive literature search on PubMed, focusing on open access publications from 1966 to 2022. We evaluated 2,333 publications based on predefined filtering rules to identify existing methods and pipelines for motion artifact reduction in EEG data. We present a lookup table of all papers that passed the defined filters, all used methods, and pipelines and compare their overall performance and suitability for online BCI experiments. We summarize suitable methods, algorithms, and concepts for motion artifact reduction in online BCI applications, highlight potential research gaps, and discuss existing community consensus. This review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the current state of the field and guide researchers in selecting appropriate methods for motion artifact reduction in online BCI experiments.
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- Mathias Schmoigl-Tonis
- Laboratory of Collaborative Robotics, Department of Human Motion Analytics, Salzburg Research GmbH, Salzburg, Austria
- Institute of Neural Engineering, Laboratory of Brain-Computer Interfaces, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
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- Laboratory of Collaborative Robotics, Department of Human Motion Analytics, Salzburg Research GmbH, Salzburg, Austria
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- Institute of Neural Engineering, Laboratory of Brain-Computer Interfaces, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
- BioTechMed Graz, Graz, Austria
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Nguyen T, Flaten E, Trainor LJ, Novembre G. Early social communication through music: State of the art and future perspectives. Dev Cogn Neurosci 2023; 63:101279. [PMID: 37515832 PMCID: PMC10407289 DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2023.101279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2023] [Revised: 07/03/2023] [Accepted: 07/14/2023] [Indexed: 07/31/2023] Open
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A growing body of research shows that the universal capacity for music perception and production emerges early in development. Possibly building on this predisposition, caregivers around the world often communicate with infants using songs or speech entailing song-like characteristics. This suggests that music might be one of the earliest developing and most accessible forms of interpersonal communication, providing a platform for studying early communicative behavior. However, little research has examined music in truly communicative contexts. The current work aims to facilitate the development of experimental approaches that rely on dynamic and naturalistic social interactions. We first review two longstanding lines of research that examine musical interactions by focusing either on the caregiver or the infant. These include defining the acoustic and non-acoustic features that characterize infant-directed (ID) music, as well as behavioral and neurophysiological research examining infants' processing of musical timing and pitch. Next, we review recent studies looking at early musical interactions holistically. This research focuses on how caregivers and infants interact using music to achieve co-regulation, mutual engagement, and increase affiliation and prosocial behavior. We conclude by discussing methodological, technological, and analytical advances that might empower a comprehensive study of musical communication in early childhood.
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- Trinh Nguyen
- Neuroscience of Perception and Action Lab, Italian Institute of Technology, Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Psychology, Neuroscience and Behavior, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, Neuroscience and Behavior, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada; McMaster Institute for Music and the Mind, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada; Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest Hospital, Toronto, Canada
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- Neuroscience of Perception and Action Lab, Italian Institute of Technology, Rome, Italy
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Wilkinson CL, Yankowitz L, Chao JY, Gutiérrez R, Rhoades JL, Shinnar S, Purdon PL, Nelson CA. Developmental trajectories of EEG aperiodic and periodic power: Implications for understanding the timing of thalamocortical development during infancy. RESEARCH SQUARE 2023:rs.3.rs-3215728. [PMID: 37790544 PMCID: PMC10543027 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3215728/v1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/05/2023]
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The development of neural circuits over the first years of life has long-lasting effects on brain function, yet our understanding of early circuit development in humans remains limited. Here, aperiodic and periodic EEG power features were examined from longitudinal EEGs collected from 592 healthy 2-44 month-old infants, revealing age-dependent nonlinear changes suggestive of distinct milestones in early brain maturation. Consistent with the transient developmental progression of thalamocortical circuitry, we observe the presence and then absence of periodic alpha and high beta peaks across the three-year period, as well as the emergence of a low beta peak (12-20Hz) after six months of age. We present preliminary evidence that the emergence of the low beta peak is associated with thalamocortical connectivity sufficient for anesthesia-induced alpha coherence. Together, these findings suggest that early age-dependent changes in alpha and beta periodic peaks may reflect the state of thalamocortical network development.
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- Carol L Wilkinson
- Division of Developmental Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Developmental Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Centro de Investigación Clínica Avanzada, Hospital Clínico de la Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Program in Neuroscience, Division of Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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- Division of Developmental Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, MA, United States
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