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E I Batukhtina1, T I Nevidimova, T P Vetlugina
1Research Institute of Mental Health, Siberian Division of the Russian, Academy of Medical Sciences, Tomsk, Russia, actor@yandex.ru.
Abstract:
The correlation between search and creative behavior with parameters of bioelectric brain activity was observed in patients with addictive disorders. The prevalence of α- and θ-activities in the parietal-temporal-occipital areas of the cortex and increased θ-activity in the right hemisphere in addiction patients with high search and creative activities were associated with enhanced high-frequency activity in these brain areas. These changes can reflect the formation of a focus of pathologically increased excitation related to the pathogenic mechanisms of addictive disorders.
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