EEG phenotype in alcoholism: increased coherence in the depressive subtype

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Authors

Georg Winterer · National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Mary-Anne Enoch · National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Kenneth V. White · National Institutes of Health

Mete Şaylan · National Institutes of Health

Richard Coppola · National Institutes of Health

David Goldman · National Institutes of Health

Abstract

These results suggest that increased EEG-coherence (cortical synchronization) may serve as endophenotype for alcoholism in conjunction with increased depressiveness and point to a possible involvement of GABAergic and/or glutamatergic neurotransmission.

Topics & Keywords

Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Neural dynamics and brain function

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volume 108, Issue 1, pp. 51-60

DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0447.2003.00060.x

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