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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Biomarkers
  • Computational psychiatry

Background:

  • Depression is a major global disability.
  • Objective biomarkers are needed for computer-aided diagnosis.
  • Neuronal activity alterations in depression require further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess frontal alpha complexity variations in depression patients of varying severity and healthy subjects.
  • To explore depression-related neuronal activity patterns.
  • To identify potential biomarkers for depression diagnosis.

Main Methods:

  • Collected 3-channel resting Electroencephalogram (EEG) signals from 69 depression patients and 14 healthy controls.
  • Utilized sample entropy and Lempel-Ziv complexity to evaluate EEG complexity.
  • Employed Kruskal-Wallis rank test and group t-tests for statistical analysis.

Main Results:

  • Depression patients exhibited significantly increased EEG complexity compared to healthy subjects.
  • EEG complexity progressively increased with depression severity.
  • Sample entropy effectively distinguished mild depression from healthy controls, and even non-depressive states from healthy groups.

Conclusions:

  • Frontal alpha complexity is altered by depression severity.
  • Sample entropy and Lempel-Ziv complexity are promising biomarkers for depression evaluation and diagnosis.
  • These findings support the use of EEG complexity in objective depression assessment.