Changes of EEG band oscillations to tonic cold pain and the behavioral inhibition and fight-flight-freeze systems
Using electroencephalography (EEG) power measures within conventional delta, theta, alpha, beta, and gamma bands, the aims of the current study were to highlight cortical correlates of subjective perception of cold pain (CP) and the associations of these measures with behavioral inhibition system (B...
| Main Authors: | , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Cambridge University Press
2019-01-01
|
| Series: | Personality Neuroscience |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2513988619000099/type/journal_article |
| _version_ | 1811155720580628480 |
|---|---|
| author | Vilfredo De Pascalis Paolo Scacchia Beatrice Papi Philip J. Corr |
| author_facet | Vilfredo De Pascalis Paolo Scacchia Beatrice Papi Philip J. Corr |
| author_sort | Vilfredo De Pascalis |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Using electroencephalography (EEG) power measures within conventional delta, theta, alpha, beta, and gamma bands, the aims of the current study were to highlight cortical correlates of subjective perception of cold pain (CP) and the associations of these measures with behavioral inhibition system (BIS), fight-flight-freeze system (FFFS), and behavioral approach system personality traits. EEG was recorded in 55 healthy right-handed women under (i) a white noise interruption detection condition (Baseline); (ii) enduring CP induced by the cold cup test. CP and Baseline EEG band power scores within conventional frequency bands served for covariance analyses. We found that: (1) higher Pain scorers had higher EEG beta power changes at left frontal, midline central, posterior temporal leads; (2) higher BIS was associated with greater EEG delta activity changes at parietal scalp regions; (3) higher FFFS was associated with higher EEG delta activity changes at temporal and left-parietal regions, and with lower EEG gamma activity changes at right parietal regions. High FFFS, compared to Low FFFS scorers, also showed a lower gamma power across the midline, posterior temporal, and parietal regions. Results suggest a functional role of higher EEG beta activity in the subjective perception of tonic pain. EEG delta activity underpins conflict resolution system responsible for passive avoidance control of pain, while higher EEG delta and lower EEG gamma activity changes, taken together, underpin active avoidance system responsible for pain escape behavior. |
| first_indexed | 2024-04-10T04:39:18Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-19106757f59d47adb7953c51da443a48 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2513-9886 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-04-10T04:39:18Z |
| publishDate | 2019-01-01 |
| publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Personality Neuroscience |
| spelling | doaj.art-19106757f59d47adb7953c51da443a482023-03-09T12:43:12ZengCambridge University PressPersonality Neuroscience2513-98862019-01-01210.1017/pen.2019.9Changes of EEG band oscillations to tonic cold pain and the behavioral inhibition and fight-flight-freeze systemsVilfredo De Pascalis0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4594-8877Paolo Scacchia1Beatrice Papi2Philip J. Corr3Department of Psychology, La Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, ItalyDepartment of Psychology, La Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, ItalyDepartment of Psychology, La Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, ItalyDepartment of Psychology, City, University of London, London, UKUsing electroencephalography (EEG) power measures within conventional delta, theta, alpha, beta, and gamma bands, the aims of the current study were to highlight cortical correlates of subjective perception of cold pain (CP) and the associations of these measures with behavioral inhibition system (BIS), fight-flight-freeze system (FFFS), and behavioral approach system personality traits. EEG was recorded in 55 healthy right-handed women under (i) a white noise interruption detection condition (Baseline); (ii) enduring CP induced by the cold cup test. CP and Baseline EEG band power scores within conventional frequency bands served for covariance analyses. We found that: (1) higher Pain scorers had higher EEG beta power changes at left frontal, midline central, posterior temporal leads; (2) higher BIS was associated with greater EEG delta activity changes at parietal scalp regions; (3) higher FFFS was associated with higher EEG delta activity changes at temporal and left-parietal regions, and with lower EEG gamma activity changes at right parietal regions. High FFFS, compared to Low FFFS scorers, also showed a lower gamma power across the midline, posterior temporal, and parietal regions. Results suggest a functional role of higher EEG beta activity in the subjective perception of tonic pain. EEG delta activity underpins conflict resolution system responsible for passive avoidance control of pain, while higher EEG delta and lower EEG gamma activity changes, taken together, underpin active avoidance system responsible for pain escape behavior.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2513988619000099/type/journal_articletonic cold-painelectroencephalography (EEG)behavioral inhibition systemfight-flight-freeze system |
| spellingShingle | Vilfredo De Pascalis Paolo Scacchia Beatrice Papi Philip J. Corr Changes of EEG band oscillations to tonic cold pain and the behavioral inhibition and fight-flight-freeze systems Personality Neuroscience tonic cold-pain electroencephalography (EEG) behavioral inhibition system fight-flight-freeze system |
| title | Changes of EEG band oscillations to tonic cold pain and the behavioral inhibition and fight-flight-freeze systems |
| title_full | Changes of EEG band oscillations to tonic cold pain and the behavioral inhibition and fight-flight-freeze systems |
| title_fullStr | Changes of EEG band oscillations to tonic cold pain and the behavioral inhibition and fight-flight-freeze systems |
| title_full_unstemmed | Changes of EEG band oscillations to tonic cold pain and the behavioral inhibition and fight-flight-freeze systems |
| title_short | Changes of EEG band oscillations to tonic cold pain and the behavioral inhibition and fight-flight-freeze systems |
| title_sort | changes of eeg band oscillations to tonic cold pain and the behavioral inhibition and fight flight freeze systems |
| topic | tonic cold-pain electroencephalography (EEG) behavioral inhibition system fight-flight-freeze system |
| url | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2513988619000099/type/journal_article |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT vilfredodepascalis changesofeegbandoscillationstotoniccoldpainandthebehavioralinhibitionandfightflightfreezesystems AT paoloscacchia changesofeegbandoscillationstotoniccoldpainandthebehavioralinhibitionandfightflightfreezesystems AT beatricepapi changesofeegbandoscillationstotoniccoldpainandthebehavioralinhibitionandfightflightfreezesystems AT philipjcorr changesofeegbandoscillationstotoniccoldpainandthebehavioralinhibitionandfightflightfreezesystems |