Effect of the menstrual cycle on electroencephalogram alpha and beta bands during motor imagery and action observation

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Autor(a) principal: Souza, Rafaela Faustino Lacerda de
Data de Publicação: 2022
Outros Autores: Mendes, Thatiane Maria Almeida Silveira, Lima, Luana Adalice Borges de Arauj, Brandão, Daniel Soares, Laplagne, Diego Andrés, Sousa, Maria Bernardete Cordeiro de
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https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2022.878887
Resumo: Female sex steroids (FSS) can affect the motor system, modulating motor cortex excitability as well as performance in dexterity and coordination tasks. However, it has not yet been explored whether FSS affects the cognitive components of motor behavior. Mu is a sensorimotor rhythm observed by electroencephalography (EEG) in alpha (8–12 Hz) and beta (15–30 Hz) frequency bands in practices such as motor imagery (MI) and action observation (AO). This rhythm represents a window for studying the activity of neural circuits involved in motor cognition. Herein we investigated whether the alpha-mu and beta-mu power in the sensorimotor region (C3 and C4, hypothesis-driven approach) and the alpha and beta power over frontal, parietal, and occipital regions (data-driven approach) are modulated differently in the menstrual, follicular, and luteal phases of menstrual cycles in right-handed dominant women. To do so, these women underwent MI and AO in the three menstrual cycle phases. The spectral activity of the cortical regions for the alpha and beta bands were compared between phases of the menstrual cycle and a correlation analysis was also performed in relation to estrogen and progesterone levels. For the hypothesis-based approach, beta-mu event-related desynchronization (ERD) was significantly stronger in the C3 channel in the follicular phase than in the menstrual and luteal phases. For the data-driven approach, beta ERD during MI was higher in the follicular phase than in the menstrual and luteal phases in the frontal region. These findings suggest the effect of FSS on executive movement control. No effect of menstrual cycle phases was observed in cortical areas investigated during OA, but alpha and beta bands correlated positively with the follicular phase plasma estradiol level. Thus, the attenuation of alpha and beta bands referring to mirror neuron activities appears to be associated with inhibition of cortical activity when estradiol levels are lower, improving cognitive processing of motor action
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spelling Souza, Rafaela Faustino Lacerda deMendes, Thatiane Maria Almeida SilveiraLima, Luana Adalice Borges de AraujBrandão, Daniel SoaresLaplagne, Diego AndrésSousa, Maria Bernardete Cordeiro de2022-05-11T17:32:57Z2022-05-11T17:32:57Z2022-05-04SOUZA, Rafaela Faustino Lacerda de; MENDES, Thatiane Maria Almeida Silveira; LIMA, Luana Adalice Borges de Araujo; BRANDÃO, Daniel Soares; LAPLAGNE, Diego Andrés; SOUSA, Maria Bernardete Cordeiro de. Effect of the menstrual cycle on electroencephalogram alpha and beta bands during motor imagery and action observation. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, Lausanne (Suiça), v. 16, p. 878887. Disponível em: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2022.878887/full. Acesso em: 11 maio 2022.https://repositorio.ufrn.br/handle/123456789/47162https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2022.878887Frontiers Media SAAttribution 3.0 Brazilhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/br/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessMenstrual cycleMotor imageryAction observationEEGAlpha-muBeta-muEffect of the menstrual cycle on electroencephalogram alpha and beta bands during motor imagery and action observationinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleFemale sex steroids (FSS) can affect the motor system, modulating motor cortex excitability as well as performance in dexterity and coordination tasks. However, it has not yet been explored whether FSS affects the cognitive components of motor behavior. Mu is a sensorimotor rhythm observed by electroencephalography (EEG) in alpha (8–12 Hz) and beta (15–30 Hz) frequency bands in practices such as motor imagery (MI) and action observation (AO). This rhythm represents a window for studying the activity of neural circuits involved in motor cognition. Herein we investigated whether the alpha-mu and beta-mu power in the sensorimotor region (C3 and C4, hypothesis-driven approach) and the alpha and beta power over frontal, parietal, and occipital regions (data-driven approach) are modulated differently in the menstrual, follicular, and luteal phases of menstrual cycles in right-handed dominant women. To do so, these women underwent MI and AO in the three menstrual cycle phases. The spectral activity of the cortical regions for the alpha and beta bands were compared between phases of the menstrual cycle and a correlation analysis was also performed in relation to estrogen and progesterone levels. For the hypothesis-based approach, beta-mu event-related desynchronization (ERD) was significantly stronger in the C3 channel in the follicular phase than in the menstrual and luteal phases. For the data-driven approach, beta ERD during MI was higher in the follicular phase than in the menstrual and luteal phases in the frontal region. These findings suggest the effect of FSS on executive movement control. No effect of menstrual cycle phases was observed in cortical areas investigated during OA, but alpha and beta bands correlated positively with the follicular phase plasma estradiol level. 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title Effect of the menstrual cycle on electroencephalogram alpha and beta bands during motor imagery and action observation
spellingShingle Effect of the menstrual cycle on electroencephalogram alpha and beta bands during motor imagery and action observation
Souza, Rafaela Faustino Lacerda de
Menstrual cycle
Motor imagery
Action observation
EEG
Alpha-mu
Beta-mu
title_short Effect of the menstrual cycle on electroencephalogram alpha and beta bands during motor imagery and action observation
title_full Effect of the menstrual cycle on electroencephalogram alpha and beta bands during motor imagery and action observation
title_fullStr Effect of the menstrual cycle on electroencephalogram alpha and beta bands during motor imagery and action observation
title_full_unstemmed Effect of the menstrual cycle on electroencephalogram alpha and beta bands during motor imagery and action observation
title_sort Effect of the menstrual cycle on electroencephalogram alpha and beta bands during motor imagery and action observation
author Souza, Rafaela Faustino Lacerda de
author_facet Souza, Rafaela Faustino Lacerda de
Mendes, Thatiane Maria Almeida Silveira
Lima, Luana Adalice Borges de Arauj
Brandão, Daniel Soares
Laplagne, Diego Andrés
Sousa, Maria Bernardete Cordeiro de
author_role author
author2 Mendes, Thatiane Maria Almeida Silveira
Lima, Luana Adalice Borges de Arauj
Brandão, Daniel Soares
Laplagne, Diego Andrés
Sousa, Maria Bernardete Cordeiro de
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Souza, Rafaela Faustino Lacerda de
Mendes, Thatiane Maria Almeida Silveira
Lima, Luana Adalice Borges de Arauj
Brandão, Daniel Soares
Laplagne, Diego Andrés
Sousa, Maria Bernardete Cordeiro de
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Menstrual cycle
Motor imagery
Action observation
EEG
Alpha-mu
Beta-mu
topic Menstrual cycle
Motor imagery
Action observation
EEG
Alpha-mu
Beta-mu
description Female sex steroids (FSS) can affect the motor system, modulating motor cortex excitability as well as performance in dexterity and coordination tasks. However, it has not yet been explored whether FSS affects the cognitive components of motor behavior. Mu is a sensorimotor rhythm observed by electroencephalography (EEG) in alpha (8–12 Hz) and beta (15–30 Hz) frequency bands in practices such as motor imagery (MI) and action observation (AO). This rhythm represents a window for studying the activity of neural circuits involved in motor cognition. Herein we investigated whether the alpha-mu and beta-mu power in the sensorimotor region (C3 and C4, hypothesis-driven approach) and the alpha and beta power over frontal, parietal, and occipital regions (data-driven approach) are modulated differently in the menstrual, follicular, and luteal phases of menstrual cycles in right-handed dominant women. To do so, these women underwent MI and AO in the three menstrual cycle phases. The spectral activity of the cortical regions for the alpha and beta bands were compared between phases of the menstrual cycle and a correlation analysis was also performed in relation to estrogen and progesterone levels. For the hypothesis-based approach, beta-mu event-related desynchronization (ERD) was significantly stronger in the C3 channel in the follicular phase than in the menstrual and luteal phases. For the data-driven approach, beta ERD during MI was higher in the follicular phase than in the menstrual and luteal phases in the frontal region. These findings suggest the effect of FSS on executive movement control. No effect of menstrual cycle phases was observed in cortical areas investigated during OA, but alpha and beta bands correlated positively with the follicular phase plasma estradiol level. Thus, the attenuation of alpha and beta bands referring to mirror neuron activities appears to be associated with inhibition of cortical activity when estradiol levels are lower, improving cognitive processing of motor action
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