Insomniacs show greater prefrontal activation during verbal fluency task compared to non-insomniacs: a functional near-infrared spectroscopy investigation of depression in patients

Abstract Background Previous studies have shown that insomnia affects human prefrontal function and that there are specific patterns of brain activation to counteract sleep and improve cognition. However, the effects of insomnia on the prefrontal cortex of MDD (major depressive disorder) patients an...

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Main Authors: HuaSen Xu, YuXing Wang, Yi Ming Wang, YaQi Cao, PeiFan Li, YongXue Hu, GuangYuan Xia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-03-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-023-04694-z