Closed eyes condition increases auditory brain responses in schizophrenia

Inga Griskova-Bulanova; Kastytis Dapsys; Valentinas Maciulis; Sidse M Arnfred

doi:10.1016/j.pscychresns.2012.04.004

Closed eyes condition increases auditory brain responses in schizophrenia

Psychiatry Res. 2013 Feb 28;211(2):183-5. doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2012.04.004. Epub 2012 Nov 11.

Authors

Inga Griskova-Bulanova¹, Kastytis Dapsys, Valentinas Maciulis, Sidse M Arnfred

Affiliation

¹ Department of Electrophysiological Treatment and Investigation Methods, Vilnius Republican Psychiatric Hospital, Vilnius, Lithuania. [email protected]

PMID: 23149022
DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2012.04.004

Abstract

The 40-Hz auditory steady-state responses (ASSRs) of 14 medicated schizophrenic patients were recorded in eyes-open and eyes-closed conditions as previously done in healthy volunteers. Patients show significantly increased precision of the evoked response with eyes closed, and a significant increase of broad-band noise activity when eyes are open.

MeSH terms

Acoustic Stimulation
Adult
Aged
Brain Waves / physiology*
Electroencephalography
Evoked Potentials, Auditory / physiology*
Eyelids / physiology*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Schizophrenia / physiopathology*