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  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Psychiatry

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  • Depression is linked to abnormal brain oscillatory activity.
  • Existing methods like Fourier and wavelet transforms struggle to differentiate true oscillations from artifacts.
  • A novel method, the self-synchronization index (SSI), is proposed to accurately quantify synchronized neural oscillations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce and validate the self-synchronization index (SSI) for measuring synchronized oscillatory activity in neural data.
  • To investigate the relationship between alpha band SSI and depression severity.
  • To assess the potential of SSI for objective depression assessment.

Main Methods:

  • Electroencephalography (EEG) data were collected from 45 individuals with depression and 55 healthy controls.
  • The SSI method was applied to alpha frequency band (8-13 Hz) filtered EEG data from each electrode.
  • Multiple linear regression was used to predict depression severity (Beck Depression Inventory-II) using alpha SSI values.

Main Results:

  • Individuals with severe depression exhibited significantly lower alpha SSI compared to those with moderate depression and healthy controls across all brain regions.
  • Alpha SSI values demonstrated a significant negative correlation with depression severity.
  • The regression model successfully predicted depression severity using alpha SSI, indicating its predictive power.

Conclusions:

  • The self-synchronization index (SSI) is a robust tool for quantifying synchronized oscillatory activity in neural signals.
  • Reduced synchronization of alpha oscillatory neural activity is strongly associated with the severity of depression.
  • SSI offers a promising avenue for objective and quantitative prediction of depression severity.