Relations between PET-derived measures of thalamic glucose metabolism and EEG alpha power

Author(s): Davidson, R. J., Abercrombie, H. C., Ward, R. T., Schaefer, S. M., Jackson, D. C., Holden, J. E., Perlman, S. B.

Journal/Book: Psychophysiology. 1998; 35: 40 West 20TH Street, New York, NY 10011-4211. Cambridge Univ Press. 162-169.

Abstract: Elechoencephalogram (EEG) alpha power has been demonstrated to be inversely related to mental activity and has subsequently been used as an indirect measure of brain activation, The thalamus has been proposed as an important site far modulation of rhythmic alpha activity. Studies in animals have suggested that cortical alpha rhythms are correlated with alpha rhythms in the thalamus. However, Little empirical evidence exists for this relation in humans. In the current study, resting EEG and a fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography scan were measured during the same experimental session. Over a 30-min period, average EEG alpha power across 28 electrodes from 27 participants was robustly inversely correlated with glucose metabolic activity in the thalamus. These data provide the first evidence for a relation between alpha EEG power and thalamic activity in humans.

Note: Article Davidson RJ, Univ Wisconsin, Dept Psychol, 1202 W Johnson St, Madison,WI 53706 USA

Keyword(s): electroencephalography; positron emission tomography; alpha; thalamus; NEURONS; OSCILLATIONS; ASYMMETRY; RAT; CAT

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