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Dynamics of the Adolescent EEG Parameters with Changes in the CNS Functional State (Relaxation) Influenced by Rhythmic Acoustic Stimulation

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Age-related specific features of the regulation of the CNS functional state (relaxation) were studied in adolescents between the ages of 14 and 15 years using 6-Hz rhythmic stimulation. The dynamics of the EEG findings (spectral power density, coherence functions) in the quiet wakefulness–relaxation–initial-state cycle was analyzed. The dynamics of the functional state was controlled by changes in the electrodermal resistance (EDR). The data showed that the studied group of adolescents was heterogeneous by the effectiveness of self-regulation: the majority was characterized by marked shifts whose distribution character was close to normal; the others, by mild EDR changes. It was shown that, with the use of rhythmic stimulation, relaxation shifts were more marked than those induced by common psychotherapeutic techniques. The basic relaxation changes in the EEG parameters are related to changes in the coherence function values, i.e., increases in its values, especially those of distant relations (with the focus) of significant connections in the frontal regions. The rate of the occurrence of relaxation changes in the coherence values is substantially higher in the low-frequency band (5 to 7 Hz) than in the EEG α-band, constituting 20 to 50% in terms of different relations. The revealed specific features of the relaxation dynamics of the EEG parameters are analyzed in the age-related aspect. The influence of higher structures of the CNS and puberty-related rearrangements in the system of neuroendocrine regulation on the effectiveness of the regulatory function is discussed.

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Gorev, A.S. Dynamics of the Adolescent EEG Parameters with Changes in the CNS Functional State (Relaxation) Influenced by Rhythmic Acoustic Stimulation. Human Physiology 27, 31–35 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007151122919

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