The relation between EEG prefrontal asymmetry and subjective feelings of mood following 24 hours of sleep deprivation

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Camila Ferreira²  Andréa Deslandes²  Helena Moraes²  Maurício Cagy¹  Luiz Fernando Basile¹  Roberto Piedade²  Pedro Ribeiro² 

[1] ,Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Instituto de Psiquiatria Laboratório de Mapeamento Cerebral e Integração Sensório-Motora,Brasil

关键词: EEG prefrontal asymmetry;    sleep deprivation;    affective disorders;    assimetria pré-frontal;    privação de sono;    desordens afetivas;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-282X2006000300006

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Several studies have investigated the relationship between asymmetrical EEG activity over the frontal cortex and mood. This study aimed at investigating the association between state fluctuations in frontal alpha EEG asymmetry and state changes followed by 24 h of sleep deprivation (SD). Our results show that sleep deprivation caused a significant alteration in the asymmetry values. Activation shifted from the left hemisphere, before SD, to the right hemisphere, after SD, in all frontal electrode pairs. In addition, according to the self-rating scale of SD-related mood effects, subjects became significantly less alerted and active, and sleepier. According to these results, increased right prefrontal activation might be potentially associated with the negative mood states typically seen after sleep deprivation, although the causal relationship is still uncertain. However, more studies will be necessary to establish the viability of EEG asymmetry and the cerebral lateralization hypothesis to explain the SD-related affective changes.

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