TY - JOUR
T1 - Frontal EEG asymmetry as a promising marker of depression vulnerability
T2 - Summary and methodological considerations
AU - Allen, John J.B.
AU - Reznik, Samantha J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 Elsevier Ltd.
PY - 2015/8/1
Y1 - 2015/8/1
N2 - Frontal EEG asymmetry is a promising neurophysiological marker of depression risk. It predicts emotional response and negative affect hours to years later. Yet, inconsistencies in the literature may be due to differing methodological approaches between research groups. Within the past two years, a number of studies have shown this line of research may be strengthened by augmenting resting assessments with emotionally evocative tasks, utilizing optimal recording montages, and taking an integrative neuroscience approach that links frontal asymmetry to other indices of neural function. This review will focus on recent work in frontal asymmetry and depression with a particular focus on promising future directions and methodological considerations that may increase consistency between research groups.
AB - Frontal EEG asymmetry is a promising neurophysiological marker of depression risk. It predicts emotional response and negative affect hours to years later. Yet, inconsistencies in the literature may be due to differing methodological approaches between research groups. Within the past two years, a number of studies have shown this line of research may be strengthened by augmenting resting assessments with emotionally evocative tasks, utilizing optimal recording montages, and taking an integrative neuroscience approach that links frontal asymmetry to other indices of neural function. This review will focus on recent work in frontal asymmetry and depression with a particular focus on promising future directions and methodological considerations that may increase consistency between research groups.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.copsyc.2014.12.017
DO - 10.1016/j.copsyc.2014.12.017
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:84938085835
SN - 2352-250X
VL - 4
SP - 93
EP - 97
JO - Current Opinion in Psychology
JF - Current Opinion in Psychology
ER -