{"title":"颞叶癫痫患者面部情绪知觉受损的脑电图表现","authors":"Gözde Nezir , Hakan Uzunlar , Tuba Aktürk , Bahar Güntekin , Çiğdem Özkara","doi":"10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2025.112578","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>Temporale lobe and occipito-temporal cortical areas play an important role in facial emotion perception (FEP). FEP might be represented by event-related brain oscillations. In patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), impairment of FEP was shown with behavioral and functional neuroimaging (FMRI, PET, MEG) but not event-related oscillations, which is a well known method for cognitive research studies. The present study aims to explore FEP by analyzing EEG event-related theta oscillations in patients with TLE.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>21 patients with TLE and 19 healthy volunteers were included. During EEG recording, 15 photographs from Ekman and Friesen's photo series showing five different facial expressions (angry, happy, neutral, fearful, sad) were used. Event-related theta (3–8 Hz) power spectrum and phase locking were analyzed by wavelet transform method using the Brain Vision Analyzer program.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The difference between TLE patients and healthy volunteers was found to be significant for theta power (<em>P</em> < 0,05), but there was no significant difference between right and left TLE patients (<em>P</em> > 0,05). Lower theta power was observed against all faces in the patient group, especially in temporo-parietal and parietal areas, compared to healthy volunteers (<em>P</em> < 0,05). Patients with left TLE were significantly impaired in happy facial expressions, patients with right TLE were significantly impaired in fearful facial expressions.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Impaired FEP in patients with TLE is characterized by decreased event-related theta responses, particularly in temporo-parietal and parietal areas. The present study presents the electrophysiological indicators of impaired FEP in TLE patients for the first time in the literature. The current study could be a guide for future research related to neural networks in cognitive tasks and epilepsy.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54945,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Psychophysiology","volume":"212 ","pages":"Article 112578"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5000,"publicationDate":"2025-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"Demonstration of impaired facial emotion perception in temporal lobe epilepsy by theta responses in EEG\",\"authors\":\"Gözde Nezir , Hakan Uzunlar , Tuba Aktürk , Bahar Güntekin , Çiğdem Özkara\",\"doi\":\"10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2025.112578\",\"DOIUrl\":null,\"url\":null,\"abstract\":\"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>Temporale lobe and occipito-temporal cortical areas play an important role in facial emotion perception (FEP). FEP might be represented by event-related brain oscillations. In patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), impairment of FEP was shown with behavioral and functional neuroimaging (FMRI, PET, MEG) but not event-related oscillations, which is a well known method for cognitive research studies. The present study aims to explore FEP by analyzing EEG event-related theta oscillations in patients with TLE.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>21 patients with TLE and 19 healthy volunteers were included. During EEG recording, 15 photographs from Ekman and Friesen's photo series showing five different facial expressions (angry, happy, neutral, fearful, sad) were used. Event-related theta (3–8 Hz) power spectrum and phase locking were analyzed by wavelet transform method using the Brain Vision Analyzer program.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The difference between TLE patients and healthy volunteers was found to be significant for theta power (<em>P</em> < 0,05), but there was no significant difference between right and left TLE patients (<em>P</em> > 0,05). Lower theta power was observed against all faces in the patient group, especially in temporo-parietal and parietal areas, compared to healthy volunteers (<em>P</em> < 0,05). Patients with left TLE were significantly impaired in happy facial expressions, patients with right TLE were significantly impaired in fearful facial expressions.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Impaired FEP in patients with TLE is characterized by decreased event-related theta responses, particularly in temporo-parietal and parietal areas. The present study presents the electrophysiological indicators of impaired FEP in TLE patients for the first time in the literature. The current study could be a guide for future research related to neural networks in cognitive tasks and epilepsy.</div></div>\",\"PeriodicalId\":54945,\"journal\":{\"name\":\"International Journal of Psychophysiology\",\"volume\":\"212 \",\"pages\":\"Article 112578\"},\"PeriodicalIF\":2.5000,\"publicationDate\":\"2025-04-28\",\"publicationTypes\":\"Journal Article\",\"fieldsOfStudy\":null,\"isOpenAccess\":false,\"openAccessPdf\":\"\",\"citationCount\":\"0\",\"resultStr\":null,\"platform\":\"Semanticscholar\",\"paperid\":null,\"PeriodicalName\":\"International Journal of Psychophysiology\",\"FirstCategoryId\":\"102\",\"ListUrlMain\":\"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167876025000741\",\"RegionNum\":3,\"RegionCategory\":\"心理学\",\"ArticlePicture\":[],\"TitleCN\":null,\"AbstractTextCN\":null,\"PMCID\":null,\"EPubDate\":\"\",\"PubModel\":\"\",\"JCR\":\"Q3\",\"JCRName\":\"NEUROSCIENCES\",\"Score\":null,\"Total\":0}","platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"International Journal of Psychophysiology","FirstCategoryId":"102","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167876025000741","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"NEUROSCIENCES","Score":null,"Total":0}
Demonstration of impaired facial emotion perception in temporal lobe epilepsy by theta responses in EEG
Objective
Temporale lobe and occipito-temporal cortical areas play an important role in facial emotion perception (FEP). FEP might be represented by event-related brain oscillations. In patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), impairment of FEP was shown with behavioral and functional neuroimaging (FMRI, PET, MEG) but not event-related oscillations, which is a well known method for cognitive research studies. The present study aims to explore FEP by analyzing EEG event-related theta oscillations in patients with TLE.
Methods
21 patients with TLE and 19 healthy volunteers were included. During EEG recording, 15 photographs from Ekman and Friesen's photo series showing five different facial expressions (angry, happy, neutral, fearful, sad) were used. Event-related theta (3–8 Hz) power spectrum and phase locking were analyzed by wavelet transform method using the Brain Vision Analyzer program.
Results
The difference between TLE patients and healthy volunteers was found to be significant for theta power (P < 0,05), but there was no significant difference between right and left TLE patients (P > 0,05). Lower theta power was observed against all faces in the patient group, especially in temporo-parietal and parietal areas, compared to healthy volunteers (P < 0,05). Patients with left TLE were significantly impaired in happy facial expressions, patients with right TLE were significantly impaired in fearful facial expressions.
Conclusions
Impaired FEP in patients with TLE is characterized by decreased event-related theta responses, particularly in temporo-parietal and parietal areas. The present study presents the electrophysiological indicators of impaired FEP in TLE patients for the first time in the literature. The current study could be a guide for future research related to neural networks in cognitive tasks and epilepsy.
期刊介绍:
The International Journal of Psychophysiology is the official journal of the International Organization of Psychophysiology, and provides a respected forum for the publication of high quality original contributions on all aspects of psychophysiology. The journal is interdisciplinary and aims to integrate the neurosciences and behavioral sciences. Empirical, theoretical, and review articles are encouraged in the following areas:
• Cerebral psychophysiology: including functional brain mapping and neuroimaging with Event-Related Potentials (ERPs), Positron Emission Tomography (PET), Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) and Electroencephalographic studies.
• Autonomic functions: including bilateral electrodermal activity, pupillometry and blood volume changes.
• Cardiovascular Psychophysiology:including studies of blood pressure, cardiac functioning and respiration.
• Somatic psychophysiology: including muscle activity, eye movements and eye blinks.