Information Processing and Regional Brain Activity in Anxiety and Depression

Resting eyes-closed regional EEG alpha was collected from four gender-balanced groups: depressed, anxious, comorbid (depressed and anxious), and control college students. More brain activity was observed over the left hemisphere. This asymmetry increased with anxiety. Low-depression/high-anxiety women showed greater left hemisphere activity. Gender was also involved in other significant interactions. Results indicate that regional brain activity in depression and anxiety differs for men and women, suggesting that gender distributions and degree of comorbidity can affect the outcome of a study. Current theorizing on the implications of distinct patterns of brain activity in depression and anxiety should take gender into consideration.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Etienne, Marci A.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Heller, Wendy

• Psychology, Psychobiology

Language dc:language

eng

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(MiAaPQ)AAI3101833

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oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/79746