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ArticleJournal of applied biomedicine2023

Resting-state EEG alpha rhythm spectral power in children with specific language impairment: a cross-sectional study.

Nina Stanojevic, Saska Fatic, Ljiljana Jelicic, Vanja Nenadovic, Miodrag Stokic, Ruzica Bilibajkic, Misko Subotic, Tatjana Boskovic Matic, Ljubica Konstantinovic, Dragana Cirovic

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Article in Journal of applied biomedicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Nina StanojevicResearch & Development Institute "Life Activities Advancement Institute", Cognitive Neuroscience Department, Belgrade, Serbia.
Saska FaticResearch & Development Institute "Life Activities Advancement Institute", Cognitive Neuroscience Department, Belgrade, Serbia.
Ljiljana JelicicResearch & Development Institute "Life Activities Advancement Institute", Cognitive Neuroscience Department, Belgrade, Serbia.
Vanja NenadovicInstitute for Experimental Phonetics and Speech Pathology "Dorde Kostic", Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, Belgrade, Serbia.
Miodrag StokicUniversity of Belgrade, Faculty of Biology, Belgrade, Serbia.
Ruzica BilibajkicResearch & Development Institute "Life Activities Advancement Institute", Cognitive Neuroscience Department, Belgrade, Serbia.
Misko SuboticResearch & Development Institute "Life Activities Advancement Institute", Cognitive Neuroscience Department, Belgrade, Serbia.
Tatjana Boskovic MaticUniversity of Kragujevac, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University Clinical Center, Kragujevac, Serbia.
Ljubica KonstantinovicUniversity of Belgrade, Faculty of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia.
Dragana CirovicUniversity of Belgrade, Faculty of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia.
Language Science (South Korea) · KRUniversity of Belgrade · RSUniversity of Kragujevac · RS

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThis study investigated EEG alpha rhythm spectral power in children with Specific Language Impairment (SLI) and compared it to typically developing children to better understand the electrophysiological characteristics of this disorder. Specifically, we explored resting-state EEG, because there are studies that point to it being linked to speech and language development.

methodsEEG recordings of 30 children diagnosed with specific language impairment and 30 typically developing children, aged 4.0-6.11 years, were carried out under eyes closed and eyes open conditions. Differences in alpha rhythm spectral power in relation to brain topography and experimental conditions were calculated.

resultsIn the eyes closed condition, alpha rhythm spectral power was statistically significantly lower in children with specific language impairment in the left temporal (T5) and occipital electrodes (O1, O2) than in typically developing children. In the eyes open condition, children with SLI showed significantly lower alpha rhythm spectral power in the left temporal (T3, T5), parietal (P3, Pz), and occipital electrodes (O1, O2). There were no statistically significant differences between the groups in relation to the relative change (the difference between average alpha rhythm spectral power during eyes closed condition and average alpha rhythm spectral power during eyes open condition divided by average alpha rhythm spectral power during eyes closed condition) in the alpha rhythm spectral power between the conditions.

conclusionLower alpha rhythm spectral power in the left temporal, left, midline parietal, and occipital brain regions could be a valuable electrophysiological marker in children with SLI. Further investigation is needed to examine the connection between EEG alpha spectral power and general processing and memory deficits in patients with SLI.

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Alpha RhythmSpecific Language DisorderBrainChildCross-Sectional StudiesElectroencephalographyHumansAlpha rhythmEEGSpecific language impairment

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