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Nonlinear electrical activity of beta brain waves during an alternating attention and interference inhibition test

Actividad eléctrica no lineal de las ondas beta cerebrales durante una prueba de atención alternante e inhibición de la interferencia


Actividad eléctrica no lineal de las ondas beta cerebrales durante una prueba de atención alternante e inhibición de la interferencia
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Nonlinear electrical activity of beta brain waves during an alternating attention and interference inhibition test. (2022). Revista EIA, 19(38), 3812pp. 1-14. https://doi.org/10.24050/reia.v19i38.1544

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Fernando Maureira Cid
Marcelo Hadweh Briceño

Introduction: Alternating attention is a process that allows you to change the focus of attention from one stimulus to another quickly. Meanwhile, the inhibition of interference corresponds to the ability to inhibit automatic responses, which allow a controlled response to conflicting stimuli. Aim: study the non-linear behavior of the beta oscillation (13-30 Hz) of the EEG, evaluated through brain chaos/order balance, during the execution of an alternating attention test and a test of interference inhibition in university students. Method: The sample consisted of 14 male university students. For the electroencephalographic recording, the brain-interface device Emotiv Epocø Research Edition was used using the frontal, temporal and occipital lobe registers. The frequency range of 13 to 30 Hz (beta wave) was analyzed. For the evaluation of alternating attention, the Smith test was used and for the inhibition of interference, the Stroop test was used. Results: during the alternating attention test and interference inhibition the values of the Hurst exponents tend to decrease, which accounts for the existence of more complex processes resulting from the disorganization of the activity of these barks. There are few asymmetries between left and right crusts, and few correlations during the resolution of both tests. Conclusion: Hurst exponents tend to decrease during the resolution of the alternating attention and interference inhibition test, being this a suitable process for the resolution of cognitive problems.


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