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We studied the change of EEG alpha-band coherence between resting and motor performance (“reactivity of EEG coherence”) in 18 chronic schizophrenics and 30 normal controls, examining differences between left and right hemisphere tasks. Three coherences were examined for each hemisphere. The central-parietal coherence in normals increased on the left for left hemisphere tasks, and decreased on the right for right hemisphere tasks, whereas the patients showed a decrease of both measures, more on the left side. Thus, the interhemispheric difference of central-parietal coherence reactivity was reversed for the schizophrenics (P<0.06) and suggested a left-sided deviation. The lateral-precentral and precentral-central coherences showed no left-right deviations of reactivity in the patients. Since coherence increase is considered to be a sign of the coupled function between the studied regions, our findings suggest a defective coordination of left central-parietal regions during a task in schizophrenics.
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Michelogiannis, S., Paritsis, N. & Trikas, P. EEG coherence during hemispheric activation in schizophrenics. Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Nuerosci 241, 31–34 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02193751
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