Modulation of High-Frequency EEG Rhythms under Conditions of the Activation Reaction: Dependence on Psychological Characteristics of Personality |
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Authors: | I N Konareva |
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Affiliation: | 1.Vernadskii Tavricheskii National University,Simferopol’,Ukraine |
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Abstract: | In a group of 118 adults of both sexes, we studied modulation of high-frequency EEG rhythms (β and γ components) under conditions
of EEG activation related to opening of the eyes. Typical changes in the α rhythm (significant depression in the overwhelming
majority of the tested subjects) was accompanied by different (in direction and intensity) shifts of the spectral powers (SPs)
of the β and γ components in different subjects. The power of the β1 subcomponent under conditions of the activation reaction
increased in 6 persons and dropped in 109 persons; changes in this index in two hemispheres were opposite in their directions
in 3 subjects. Thus, changes in the β1 SP upon opening of the eyes were nearly parallel to those of the α rhythm but less
intense. The subgroups differentiated according to the pattern of reactivity of the β2 subcomponent included 23, 85, and 10
subjects; for the γ rhythm, the corresponding numbers were 31, 72, and 8. In other words, the patterns of reactivity of β2
and γ oscillations were rather similar to each other but differed significantly from the pattern for the β1 rhythm. Values
of the differential coefficients of reactivity (DCRs) of the β1, β2, and γ rhythms demonstrated significant correlations that
were especially close for the β2 and γ activity. Within the entire examined group, we found significant negative correlations
of the DCR values for β and γ activities with the estimates of some psychological characteristics of the subjects (levels
of neuroticism, psychoticism, plasticity, self-control of behavior, and some others) measured using the RTS (Strelau), EPQ
(Eysenck), OST (Rusalov), and 16PF (Kettel) questionnaires. The dispersion analysis demonstrated that the above-mentioned
subgroups of the subjects (with increase and decrease in the SPs of the β and γ rhythms in both hemispheres and opposite changes
of these indices in the right and left hemisphere) showed significant or close to significant specific intergroup differences
of a few mean values of the psychological characteristics estimated according to the above questionnaires. Possible mechanisms
of modulation of high-frequency EEG components under conditions of the reaction of EEG activation and relations of such changes
to the psychological characteristics of the personality are discussed. |
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