~~~~~~ EEG ALERT ~ Week of Sep 10, 2007 ~~~~~~~~~~

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T O P S T O R I E S O F 2 0 0 7, SO FAR_______________

Computerized tomography of the brain in adult traumatic brain injury.
Early CT scan after TBI showed little correlation with follow-up CT scan of the
brain.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17243525

Frontal brain asymmetry measures in diagnosis of depression.
Frontal EEGs in 21 individuals revealed that current or previous incidence of
depressive disorders tend to have an extreme asymmetry ratio.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17282020

Cortical inhibition and excitation in abstinent cocaine-dependent patients
Cocaine users show an elevated resting motor threshold and increased
intracortical facilitation.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17314673

Developmental transition to alpha band in developmental disabilities.
Developmental transition of EEG spectra to alpha band takes additional years in
the developmental disabled.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17326512

Hemodynamic response of the alpha rhythm: An EEG/fMRI study.
EEG coregistered with fMRI scanning found inconsistent results with alpha
activity.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17336548

Mind does really matter: neuroimaging studies of emotional self-regulation
Neuroimaging data shows how subjectivity and intentional content influence brain
function at various levels.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17349730

EEG neurofeedback: peak alpha frequency training for cognitive enhancement
Double-blind controlled design determined that peak alpha frequency NF improved
cognitive processing speed and executive function, but no clear impact on
memory.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17366280

Auditory brain-computer interface (BCI).
Auditory BCI take longer to learn, but are necessary for visually impaired
patients.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17399797

Classification algorithms for EEG-based brain-computer interfaces.
Review of EEG-based brain-computer interface algorithms.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17409472

White matter volume predicts reaction time instability.
Relates reaction time and its variability to intelligence and white matter
volume.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17428508

Working memory and EEG to academic performance: high school students.
Low academic attainment students show EEG evidence of a diminished WM capacity.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17454248

Topographic brain: from neural connectivity to cognition.
Broader understanding of topographic maps may link genetics, neurophysiology and
cognition.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17462748

EEG power and coherence in dyslexic children
Dyslexic children show increased slow activity in frontal and right temporal
regions
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17472228

Can behavioural therapy influence neuromodulation?
Reviews behavioral therapy impact on CNS function.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17508158

Cross-frequency coupling between neuronal oscillations.
Human neocortex show that the power of gamma oscillations (30-150Hz) may be
modulated by the phase of theta oscillations.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17548233

Thalamo-cortical dysfunction in cocaine abusers: Implications in attention and
perception.
Cocaine abusers show hypo-activation of thalamus, hyper-activation in occipital
and prefrontal cortices, and deactivation of parietal and frontal regions.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17582746

Ten Hz rTMS on resting EEG power spectrum in healthy subjects.
Over left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, 10 Hz rTMS induced reliably increased
delta.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17478041

The human EEG - Physiological and clinical studies.
Temporal variability of spectral coefficients necessitates large samples of EEG.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17585964

Ten Hz rTMS on resting EEG power spectrum in healthy subjects.
Ten Hz rTMS induced increase delta power.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17478041

Meditation on frontal alpha-asymmetry in previously suicidal individuals.
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy is effective to counter decreased relative
left-frontal activation and associated suicidality in suicide attempters.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17426604

Changes in brain metabolism after electroconvulsive therapy
ECT was associated with bilateral reduction in glucose metabolism of frontal
lobes.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17662472

Unmixing concurrent EEG-fMRI with parallel independent component analysis.
Utility of ICA for EEG-fMRI coregistration is shown.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17688963
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