OBJECTIVE: To study how functional connectivity of neonate EEG during sleep is assessed by different interdependence indices and to analyze its dependence on conceptional (CA), gestational (GA) and/or chronological age (CRA). METHODS: EEG data from eight cortical regions were recorded during active (AS) and quiet sleep (QS) in three groups of seven neonates each: preterm (PT; GA: 33-34 weeks; CA: 39-40 weeks), junior-term (JT; GA: 38-39 weeks; CA: 39-40 weeks) and senior-term neonates (ST; GA: 38-39 weeks; CA: 44-45 weeks). EEG functional connectivity was assessed by means of the coherence function (its magnitude (MSC) and its imaginary part (IMC)) and a measure of phase synchronization called phase lag index (PLI). RESULTS: Inter-hemispheric connectivity: (a) during AS in the beta band, the MSC of the ST group was greater than that of the PT group for the temporal region; (b) during QS in the delta band, both PLI and IMC of the ST group were different to those of the PT group for the frontopolar and central regions, whereas ST-JT differences were only found for PLI. Intra-hemispheric connectivity: (a) during AS in the beta band the MSC of the ST group was greater than that of the PT group for the left frontopolar-centrotemporal and right occipital-centrotemporal regions; (b) during QS in the beta band, both IMC and PLI were different for the JT group than for the PT and the ST groups for the right and left occipital-centrotemporal regions. CONCLUSIONS: EEG inter- and intra-hemispheric functional connectivity in neonates during sleep changes with the CA and CRA in delta and beta bands. SIGNIFICANCE: The neonate's brain development during the first weeks of life can be traced from changes in the characteristics of EEG functional connectivity.
OBJECTIVE: To study how functional connectivity of neonate EEG during sleep is assessed by different interdependence indices and to analyze its dependence on conceptional (CA), gestational (GA) and/or chronological age (CRA). METHODS: EEG data from eight cortical regions were recorded during active (AS) and quiet sleep (QS) in three groups of seven neonates each: preterm (PT; GA: 33-34 weeks; CA: 39-40 weeks), junior-term (JT; GA: 38-39 weeks; CA: 39-40 weeks) and senior-term neonates (ST; GA: 38-39 weeks; CA: 44-45 weeks). EEG functional connectivity was assessed by means of the coherence function (its magnitude (MSC) and its imaginary part (IMC)) and a measure of phase synchronization called phase lag index (PLI). RESULTS: Inter-hemispheric connectivity: (a) during AS in the beta band, the MSC of the ST group was greater than that of the PT group for the temporal region; (b) during QS in the delta band, both PLI and IMC of the ST group were different to those of the PT group for the frontopolar and central regions, whereas ST-JT differences were only found for PLI. Intra-hemispheric connectivity: (a) during AS in the beta band the MSC of the ST group was greater than that of the PT group for the left frontopolar-centrotemporal and right occipital-centrotemporal regions; (b) during QS in the beta band, both IMC and PLI were different for the JT group than for the PT and the ST groups for the right and left occipital-centrotemporal regions. CONCLUSIONS: EEG inter- and intra-hemispheric functional connectivity in neonates during sleep changes with the CA and CRA in delta and beta bands. SIGNIFICANCE: The neonate's brain development during the first weeks of life can be traced from changes in the characteristics of EEG functional connectivity.
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