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  • About
  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Understanding the Association of Breastfeeding and Food Insecurity on Brain Function in Early Childhood

Ijaz, Deeana Sehr January 2021 (has links)
Introduction: The present study aims to understand how the absence of food security and breastfeeding in children at one year of age, which can be considered as adverse childhood experiences, may be associated with brain function as measured by the relative and absolute power spectral density of four frequency bands of brain waves (theta, alpha, beta, and gamma) among a sample of infants from low-socioeconomic (SES) backgrounds at age 12 months old. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was used by the parent study, Baby’s First Years (BFY), to collect quantitative data to understand the associations between breastfeeding, food insecurity, and brain function in a sample of 243 low-SES mothers and their infants at age 12 months old. Breastfeeding was measured as ever breastfed, to understand if a mother had ever initiated breastfeeding of their infant, and breastfeeding duration, measured in months. Household food insecurity (HFI) was measured using the U.S. Household Food Security Survey Module Short Form devised by the USDA. Electroencephalography (EEG) data was collected to assess brain function. Data Analysis: Data was analyzed to determine associations between being ever breastfed, breastfeeding duration, and the presence of HFI and EEG measured relative and absolute theta, alpha, beta, and gamma power in infants at 12 months of age using multiple linear regression (MLR) models based on ordinary least squares (OLS). Results: 77% (n=187) of mothers reported breastfeeding their child at least one time. The mean breastfeeding duration (including the mothers that never breastfed) was 3.6 months (SD=4.12). 27.6% (n=67) of mothers were found to be food insecure. Ever breastfeeding an infant during the first year of life was found to be associated with higher absolute theta power (p<0.05), and higher relative and absolute alpha power (p<0.01). Breastfeeding duration was not found to be associated with relative and absolute theta, alpha, beta or gamma power. Finally, the presence of food insecurity was not found to be associated with relative and absolute theta, alpha, beta or gamma power. Discussion: Differences in brain function may be adaptive for children experiencing adversity because of their lower SES, amongst other factors (Ellis et al., 2020). Ever breastfeeding an infant was associated with higher absolute theta power, which was an unexpected finding. However, relative theta power was not associated with ever breastfeeding, and therefore this finding must cautiously be interpreted. Ever breastfeeding an infant was associated with higher relative and absolute alpha power. It is possible that the increases in relative and absolute alpha power within the sample of infants who were ever breastfed are in part due to the emotional connection that breastfeeding elicits and the characteristics of mothers that decide to initiate breastfeeding as compared to those that do not initiate breastfeeding. This research demonstrates significant associations between ever breastfeeding an infant with brain function in a population of infants from diverse, low SES backgrounds. In contextualizing these changes in brain function as plausible adaptations that infants are developing due to their experiences, an opportunity exists to further explore these associations with brain function to understand the skills that low SES infants are developing during the first year of life.
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Autonomic correlates at rest and during evoked attention in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and effects of sympathomimetic medication

Negrao, Bianca Lee January 2009 (has links)
Thesis (MSc. (Human Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences))--University of Pretoria, 2008. / Summary in English. Includes bibliographical references.
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Alfa monitor / Alpha monitor

Svobodová, Eva January 2014 (has links)
The master´s thesis presents the problems of EEG biofeedback and its application to relax people. The first part discusses the properties of EEG signal , the requirements of the standard EEG and also distribusion signal into different frequency bands. The main essence of the work is the design and realization of Alfa Monitor – a device for relaxation , that for implamanting EEG biofeedback uses acoustic form and sensing of electrical activity of brain in the region of alpha waves. The second half of the work is t focused on circuit design, using integrated circuits with component values of relevant calculations . Further, it analyzes the practical implementation of alfa monitor. The last chapter is devoted to the testing the functionality of this device.
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Étude intracrânienne sur les mécanismes cérébraux permettant la reconnaissance d’objets

Bertrand, Josie-Anne 06 1900 (has links)
La reconnaissance d’objets est une tâche complexe au cours de laquelle le cerveau doit assembler de manière cohérente tous les éléments d’un objet accessible à l’œil afin de le reconnaître. La construction d’une représentation corticale de l’objet se fait selon un processus appelé « bottom-up », impliquant notamment les régions occipitales et temporales. Un mécanisme « top-down » au niveau des régions pariétales et frontales, facilite la reconnaissance en suggérant des identités potentielles de l’objet à reconnaître. Cependant, le mode de fonctionnement de ces mécanismes est peu connu. Plusieurs études ont démontré une activité gamma induite au moment de la perception cohérente de stimuli, lui conférant ainsi un rôle important dans la reconnaissance d’objets. Cependant, ces études ont utilisé des techniques d’enregistrement peu précises ainsi que des stimuli répétitifs. La première étude de cette thèse vise à décrire la dynamique spatio-temporelle de l’activité gamma induite à l’aide de l’électroencéphalographie intracrânienne, une technique qui possède des résolutions spatiales et temporelles des plus précises. Une tâche d’images fragmentées a été conçue dans le but de décrire l’activité gamma induite selon différents niveaux de reconnaissance, tout en évitant la répétition de stimuli déjà reconnus. Afin de mieux circonscrire les mécanismes « top-down », la tâche a été répétée après un délai de 24 heures. Les résultats démontrent une puissante activité gamma induite au moment de la reconnaissance dans les régions « bottom-up ». Quant aux mécanismes « top-down », l’activité était plus importante aux régions occipitopariétales. Après 24 heures, l’activité était davantage puissante aux régions frontales, suggérant une adaptation des procédés « top-down » selon les demandes de la tâche. Très peu d’études se sont intéressées au rythme alpha dans la reconnaissance d’objets, malgré qu’il soit bien reconnu pour son rôle dans l’attention, la mémoire et la communication des régions neuronales distantes. La seconde étude de cette thèse vise donc à décrire plus précisément l’implication du rythme alpha dans la reconnaissance d’objets en utilisant les techniques et tâches identiques à la première étude. Les analyses révèlent une puissante activité alpha se propageant des régions postérieures aux régions antérieures, non spécifique à la reconnaissance. Une synchronisation de la phase de l’alpha était, quant à elle, observable qu’au moment de la reconnaissance. Après 24 heures, un patron similaire était observable, mais l’amplitude de l’activité augmentait au niveau frontal et les synchronies de la phase étaient davantage distribuées. Le rythme alpha semble donc refléter des processus attentionnels et communicationnels dans la reconnaissance d’objets. En conclusion, cette thèse a permis de décrire avec précision la dynamique spatio-temporelle de l’activité gamma induite et du rythme alpha ainsi que d’en apprendre davantage sur les rôles potentiels que ces deux rythmes occupent dans la reconnaissance d’objets. / Recognizing objects is a complex task requiring the brain to assemble visual information in such a way that coherent perception can happen. Building a visual cerebral representation is done through a bottom-up process, involving mainly occipital and temporal areas. A top-down mechanism from parietal and frontal areas, is thought to facilitate recognition by taking into account expectations and generating possible candidates. However, the precise mechanisms by which all these processes are done are still unclear. Studies investigating induced gamma response were able to link this activity to coherent perception of objects, suggesting a significant role of this activity in object recognition. However, these studies used imprecise recording techniques and stimuli repetition. The first study of this thesis aimed at describing with more precision the induced gamma activity using intracranial encephalography and a fragmented images paradigm in which only new stimuli are presented. Moreover, the task was presented again 24 hours later to circumscribe top-down mechanisms. Results show that the induced gamma activity is highest at recognition in regions involved in bottom-up processes. Top-down mechanism involved occipito-parietal areas when images were presented for the first time. When images were presented again 24 hours later, frontal areas mediated top-down facilitation, suggesting that top-down mechanisms vary according to task demand. Alpha rhythm has been less clearly related to visual perception, but is nevertheless well known to be involved in attention, memory and long-distance brain communication. The second study of this thesis investigated the role of alpha rhythm in object recognition, using the same technique and task as in the first study. Time-frequency analysis revealed a strong alpha activity unspecific to recognition, which was propagating from posterior to anterior regions. Phase coherence analysis, however, showed significant phase synchronisation specific to recognition. A similar pattern of alpha activity was found 24 hours later. However, the activity was stronger in frontal regions and the phase synchronisation was more distributed. Alpha rhythm is thus thought to be involved in attentional and communicational mechanisms of object recognition. In conclusion, this thesis was able to describe the precise spatio-temporal dynamics of induced gamma and alpha activity and suggest potential roles of these rhythms in response to object recognition.
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Étude intracrânienne sur les mécanismes cérébraux permettant la reconnaissance d’objets

Bertrand, Josie-Anne 06 1900 (has links)
La reconnaissance d’objets est une tâche complexe au cours de laquelle le cerveau doit assembler de manière cohérente tous les éléments d’un objet accessible à l’œil afin de le reconnaître. La construction d’une représentation corticale de l’objet se fait selon un processus appelé « bottom-up », impliquant notamment les régions occipitales et temporales. Un mécanisme « top-down » au niveau des régions pariétales et frontales, facilite la reconnaissance en suggérant des identités potentielles de l’objet à reconnaître. Cependant, le mode de fonctionnement de ces mécanismes est peu connu. Plusieurs études ont démontré une activité gamma induite au moment de la perception cohérente de stimuli, lui conférant ainsi un rôle important dans la reconnaissance d’objets. Cependant, ces études ont utilisé des techniques d’enregistrement peu précises ainsi que des stimuli répétitifs. La première étude de cette thèse vise à décrire la dynamique spatio-temporelle de l’activité gamma induite à l’aide de l’électroencéphalographie intracrânienne, une technique qui possède des résolutions spatiales et temporelles des plus précises. Une tâche d’images fragmentées a été conçue dans le but de décrire l’activité gamma induite selon différents niveaux de reconnaissance, tout en évitant la répétition de stimuli déjà reconnus. Afin de mieux circonscrire les mécanismes « top-down », la tâche a été répétée après un délai de 24 heures. Les résultats démontrent une puissante activité gamma induite au moment de la reconnaissance dans les régions « bottom-up ». Quant aux mécanismes « top-down », l’activité était plus importante aux régions occipitopariétales. Après 24 heures, l’activité était davantage puissante aux régions frontales, suggérant une adaptation des procédés « top-down » selon les demandes de la tâche. Très peu d’études se sont intéressées au rythme alpha dans la reconnaissance d’objets, malgré qu’il soit bien reconnu pour son rôle dans l’attention, la mémoire et la communication des régions neuronales distantes. La seconde étude de cette thèse vise donc à décrire plus précisément l’implication du rythme alpha dans la reconnaissance d’objets en utilisant les techniques et tâches identiques à la première étude. Les analyses révèlent une puissante activité alpha se propageant des régions postérieures aux régions antérieures, non spécifique à la reconnaissance. Une synchronisation de la phase de l’alpha était, quant à elle, observable qu’au moment de la reconnaissance. Après 24 heures, un patron similaire était observable, mais l’amplitude de l’activité augmentait au niveau frontal et les synchronies de la phase étaient davantage distribuées. Le rythme alpha semble donc refléter des processus attentionnels et communicationnels dans la reconnaissance d’objets. En conclusion, cette thèse a permis de décrire avec précision la dynamique spatio-temporelle de l’activité gamma induite et du rythme alpha ainsi que d’en apprendre davantage sur les rôles potentiels que ces deux rythmes occupent dans la reconnaissance d’objets. / Recognizing objects is a complex task requiring the brain to assemble visual information in such a way that coherent perception can happen. Building a visual cerebral representation is done through a bottom-up process, involving mainly occipital and temporal areas. A top-down mechanism from parietal and frontal areas, is thought to facilitate recognition by taking into account expectations and generating possible candidates. However, the precise mechanisms by which all these processes are done are still unclear. Studies investigating induced gamma response were able to link this activity to coherent perception of objects, suggesting a significant role of this activity in object recognition. However, these studies used imprecise recording techniques and stimuli repetition. The first study of this thesis aimed at describing with more precision the induced gamma activity using intracranial encephalography and a fragmented images paradigm in which only new stimuli are presented. Moreover, the task was presented again 24 hours later to circumscribe top-down mechanisms. Results show that the induced gamma activity is highest at recognition in regions involved in bottom-up processes. Top-down mechanism involved occipito-parietal areas when images were presented for the first time. When images were presented again 24 hours later, frontal areas mediated top-down facilitation, suggesting that top-down mechanisms vary according to task demand. Alpha rhythm has been less clearly related to visual perception, but is nevertheless well known to be involved in attention, memory and long-distance brain communication. The second study of this thesis investigated the role of alpha rhythm in object recognition, using the same technique and task as in the first study. Time-frequency analysis revealed a strong alpha activity unspecific to recognition, which was propagating from posterior to anterior regions. Phase coherence analysis, however, showed significant phase synchronisation specific to recognition. A similar pattern of alpha activity was found 24 hours later. However, the activity was stronger in frontal regions and the phase synchronisation was more distributed. Alpha rhythm is thus thought to be involved in attentional and communicational mechanisms of object recognition. In conclusion, this thesis was able to describe the precise spatio-temporal dynamics of induced gamma and alpha activity and suggest potential roles of these rhythms in response to object recognition.
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Biofeedback a jeho použití / Biofeedback and its practical use

Dvořák, Jiří January 2009 (has links)
The aim of this work is describe common methods of biological feedback therapy that is used to treat some psychosomatic diseases. Subsequently, the description is focused on minimal brain dysfunction treatment by the help of EEG biofeedback. Properties and technical requirements for this therapy are concretized. The last part of this thesis is dedicated to the design and realization of practical software tool for EEG biofeedback therapy which is made in LabView 7.1. The M535 acquisition unit and NI USB-6221 measuring device are used for hardware solution.

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