As is known, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is associated with cognitive deficits due to significant neuronal loss. Reduced connectivity might be manifested as changes in the synchronization of electrical activity of collaborating parts of the brain. We used wavelet coherence to estimate linear/nonlinear synchronization between EEG samples recorded from different leads. Mutual information was applied to the complex wavelet coefficients in wavelet scales to estimate nonlinear synchronization. Synchronization rates for a group of 110 patients with moderate AD (MMSE score 10 to 19) and a group of 110 healthy control subjects were compared. The most significant decrease in mutual information in AD patients was observed on the third scale in the fronto-temporal area and for wavelet coherence within the same areas as for mutual information; these areas are preferentially affected by atrophy in AD. The new method used utilizes mutual information in wavelet scales and demonstrates larger discriminatory values in AD compared to wavelet coherence.
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Vyšata, O., Vališ, M., Procházka, A. et al. Linear and Nonlinear EEG Synchronization in Alzheimer’s Disease. Neurophysiology 47, 46–52 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11062-015-9496-z
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