Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Lambda waves: incidence and relationship to photic driving

J J Shih1, S W Thompson

  • 1Department of Neurology, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, USA.

Brain Topography
|July 22, 1998
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Semi-Annual Meeting of the Esculapian Society.

The North-Western medical and surgical journal·2023
Same author

An Essay on Milksickness: Read before the Æsculapian Medical Society.

The North-Western medical and surgical journal·2023
Same author

Case of Acute Opthalmitis, Etc.

The North-Western medical and surgical journal·2023
Same author

A History of Ileo Colitis.

The North-Western medical and surgical journal·2023
Same author

Contributions of Stereotactic EEG Electrodes in Grey and White Matter to Speech Activity Detection.

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference·2022
Same author

Prefrontal High Gamma in ECoG Tags Periodicity of Musical Rhythms in Perception and Imagination.

eNeuro·2020
Same journal

Diffusion-Informed Joint Segmentation Enhances Detection of Thalamic Atrophy in Parkinson's Disease.

Brain topography·2026
Same journal

Local Field Potential Recordings Using Deep Brain Stimulation: A Practical Workflow and Open-Source Signal Processing Pipeline.

Brain topography·2026
Same journal

Electrocortical Indices of Default Mode Network-Related Activity in ADHD and Modulation Through Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy.

Brain topography·2026
Same journal

Electroencephalogram for the Diagnosis of Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Diagnostic Test Accuracy.

Brain topography·2026
Same journal

Mapping Whole-Brain Nonlinear Structure-Function Dynamics in Aging via Neural Granger Causality.

Brain topography·2026
Same journal

Association Between Spatiotemporal Properties of Global Brain Activity and Childhood Emotional and Behavioral Problems: Evidence from Microstate C.

Brain topography·2026
See all related articles

Lambda waves and occipital photic driving responses are strongly correlated in EEG studies. This suggests a shared functional activation region in the posterior brain hemisphere for these cerebral waveforms.

Area of Science:

  • Neurophysiology
  • Electroencephalography (EEG)

Background:

  • Early studies suggested a link between lambda waves and photic driving response.
  • Intracranial studies indicated distinct generators for lambda waves and occipital driving response, both in the posterior hemisphere.
  • Computer averaging revealed similar disease effects on both waveforms.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the incidence of lambda waves across a broader age range.
  • To evaluate the statistical correlation between lambda waves and occipital photic driving.
  • To explore age-dependent characteristics of lambda waves and photic driving.

Main Methods:

  • Prospective analysis of 367 conventional EEG records.
  • Interpretation for presence of lambda waves, photic driving, and epileptiform discharges.

Related Experiment Videos

  • Evaluation of age-dependent characteristics and correlations between waveforms.

    • Main Results:

    • Incidence rates: lambda waves (76%), photic driving (85%), epileptiform discharges (23%).
    • Both lambda waves and photic driving showed age-dependent incidence.
    • Lambda wave amplitude and duration also exhibited age-dependent characteristics.
    • A strong correlation (p<0.001) was found between lambda waves and photic driving.
    • No significant correlation between epileptiform discharges and either lambda waves or photic driving.

    Conclusions:

    • A strong correlation exists between lambda waves and occipital photic driving response.
    • This suggests a potential common region in the brain requiring functional activation for both waveforms.
    • Epileptiform discharges are not significantly correlated with lambda waves or photic driving.