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CES-D depression scores are correlated with frontal EEG alpha asymmetry

Year: 2001

Type: article

Abstract: In order to evaluate the relationship between frontal EEG asymmetry and depressive symptomology, the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression scale [CES-D; Radloff, 1977] was given to 163 women, and their EEG was recorded from the mid frontal (F3 and F4) and parietal (P3 and P4) regions during a 3 min baseline recording. As expected from previous research on depression, CES-D scores were negatively correlated with frontal EEG alpha asymmetry scores and positively correlated with left frontal EEG alpha power. Analyses of variance further revealed that mothers scoring above the cut-off for depression (CES-D > or = 16) had significantly lower frontal EEG asymmetry scores than mothers with 0-2 and 3-12 CES-D scores but not lower scores than mothers with 13-15 CES-D scores.

Source: Depression and Anxiety

DOI: 10.1002/1520-6394(2001)13:1<32::aid-da5>3.0.co;2-g

Authors: Miguel A. Diego, Tiffany Field, Maria Hernandez-Reif

Institutions: University of Miami, Florida Atlantic University

Language: English

Topic: Hemispheric Asymmetry in Neuroscience

Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience

Field: Neuroscience

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: National Institute of Mental Health