Sex differences in EEG coherence in normal children. 1993

E Marosi, and T Harmony, and J Becker, and J Bernal, and A Reyes, and M Rodriguez, and T Fernandez
National University of Mexico, ENEP, Iztacala.

The idea that sex differences in the execution of different mental tasks mean a different cerebral organization met contradictory results. Sex differences in brain electrical activity were reported by various authors. The EEG coherences show functional and anatomical interrelation, so they may reveal differences in brain organization. This paper tries to demonstrate how sex differences are manifested in EEG coherences, in 42 right-handed control children, 18 girls and 24 boys, aged 7.6 to 13.3. Since the effect of age is high on EEG measurements, regression against age was calculated and eliminated. The Z-transformed coherence values were compared by Student's t-test. The results obtained showed that girls had higher right intrahemispheric coherence values than boys in all bands. These sex differences were more numerous in the theta band. The interhemispheric differences were slight and girls had higher coherences in all bands except for the alpha band, where boys had higher interhemispheric coherence than girls. These results show slight but consistent differences in the functional organization of the right hemisphere by sex and reveal the necessity to elaborate separated EEG norms for boys and girls.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007839 Functional Laterality Behavioral manifestations of cerebral dominance in which there is preferential use and superior functioning of either the left or the right side, as in the preferred use of the right hand or right foot. Ambidexterity,Behavioral Laterality,Handedness,Laterality of Motor Control,Mirror Writing,Laterality, Behavioral,Laterality, Functional,Mirror Writings,Motor Control Laterality,Writing, Mirror,Writings, Mirror
D008297 Male Males
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D004569 Electroencephalography Recording of electric currents developed in the brain by means of electrodes applied to the scalp, to the surface of the brain, or placed within the substance of the brain. EEG,Electroencephalogram,Electroencephalograms
D005260 Female Females
D005583 Fourier Analysis Analysis based on the mathematical function first formulated by Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Fourier in 1807. The function, known as the Fourier transform, describes the sinusoidal pattern of any fluctuating pattern in the physical world in terms of its amplitude and its phase. It has broad applications in biomedicine, e.g., analysis of the x-ray crystallography data pivotal in identifying the double helical nature of DNA and in analysis of other molecules, including viruses, and the modified back-projection algorithm universally used in computerized tomography imaging, etc. (From Segen, The Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992) Fourier Series,Fourier Transform,Analysis, Cyclic,Analysis, Fourier,Cyclic Analysis,Analyses, Cyclic,Cyclic Analyses,Series, Fourier,Transform, Fourier
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D001611 Beta Rhythm Brain waves with frequency between 15-30 Hz seen on EEG during wakefulness and mental activity. Beta Rhythms,Rhythm, Beta,Rhythms, Beta
D012727 Sex Characteristics Those characteristics that distinguish one SEX from the other. The primary sex characteristics are the OVARIES and TESTES and their related hormones. Secondary sex characteristics are those which are masculine or feminine but not directly related to reproduction. Gender Characteristics,Gender Differences,Gender Dimorphism,Sex Differences,Sex Dimorphism,Sexual Dichromatism,Sexual Dimorphism,Characteristic, Gender,Characteristic, Sex,Dichromatism, Sexual,Dichromatisms, Sexual,Difference, Sex,Dimorphism, Gender,Dimorphism, Sex,Dimorphism, Sexual,Gender Characteristic,Gender Difference,Gender Dimorphisms,Sex Characteristic,Sex Difference,Sex Dimorphisms,Sexual Dichromatisms,Sexual Dimorphisms

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